Week 1 pressure ulcers A 62 Female was taken to the emergency room of the Hospital in September 2005

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Week 1 pressure ulcers A 62 Female was taken to the emergency room of the Hospital in September 2005, she later died. She presented to the hospital with complaints of abdominal pain and right arm contracture. The decedent had a complex medical history, including a stroke in 2001 which had left her bedridden and unable to speak. She also had congestive heart failure, renal insufficiency, liver cirrhosis, mild anemia, morbid obesity, high blood pressure, constipation, gallbladder disease, ventral hernia, urinary tract infection, and small vessel disease. At admission, the decedent was noted with a Stage Il ulcer on her posterior thigh that was healing. Ten days after admission the decedent was noted as having a Stage Il sacral pressure ulcer. Eleven days later it had progressed to a Stage IV decubitus ulcer that was grossly gangrenous and fluctuant with surrounding cellulitis. Two days later the wound was measured as ten centimeters by 13 centimeters. The ulcer continued to worsen throughout the hospitalization and was three inches deep when the decedent was discharged to a long-term acute care hospital in early November 2005. The woman died of unrelated causes three days later. As a Nurse what is the intervention needed to prevent pressure ulcers? What are some teaching methods for your patient to prevent pressure ulcer
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NURSING 10

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