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Contemporary Nurse, 2000
When pressure ulcers occur health care services are faced with considerable challenges and costs. Additionally these ulcers cause significant physical and psycho-social impairment for patients and their families. The complexity of pressure ulcer management is widely acknowledged in the literature. However, the applicability of the major risk assessment
S, Wellard, S K, Lo
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When pressure ulcers occur health care services are faced with considerable challenges and costs. Additionally these ulcers cause significant physical and psycho-social impairment for patients and their families. The complexity of pressure ulcer management is widely acknowledged in the literature. However, the applicability of the major risk assessment
S, Wellard, S K, Lo
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Gerontology, 2013
<b><i>Background:</i></b> The Norton scale is used for assessing pressure ulcer risk. The association between admission Norton scale scores (ANSS), hospitalization length, complications, and mortality in elderly patients admitted to internal medicine departments has never been studied.
Eran, Leshem-Rubinow +3 more
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<b><i>Background:</i></b> The Norton scale is used for assessing pressure ulcer risk. The association between admission Norton scale scores (ANSS), hospitalization length, complications, and mortality in elderly patients admitted to internal medicine departments has never been studied.
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Assessment of risk for pressure ulcers using the Norton scale in nursing practice
Roczniki Akademii Medycznej w Bialymstoku (1995), 2005The aim of our study was risk assessment for the development of pressure ulcers and thus defining a group of patients considered to be at risk of developing pressure ulcers. It also helped to define the role of the nurse in the early assessment of the risk for developing pressure ulcers.Risk assessment for the development of pressure ulcers was carried
Demianiuk, M. +2 more
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Nursing Research, 1998
Numerous pressure sore risk calculators have been developed since the 1960s. Each scale is claimed to have predictive value and applicability in various clinical settings, but it has not been determined which one is more relevant for adoption in a rehabilitation setting.To compare the predictive power of the three most commonly adopted pressure sore ...
S M, Pang, T K, Wong
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Numerous pressure sore risk calculators have been developed since the 1960s. Each scale is claimed to have predictive value and applicability in various clinical settings, but it has not been determined which one is more relevant for adoption in a rehabilitation setting.To compare the predictive power of the three most commonly adopted pressure sore ...
S M, Pang, T K, Wong
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[Predictive validity of the original and expanded Norton Scale in geriatric nursing].
Pflege, 2003Prevention of pressure sores is a central task of nursing. For ethical and economic reasons correct assessment of the risk of pressure sores is a prerequisite of adequate prevention of pressure sores. In Germany the Norton scale is one of the most widespread tools for assessing the risk of pressure sores.
Margareta, Halek, Herbert, Mayer
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[The Norton Scale as predictor of health-related quality of life in institutionalized elderly].
Enfermeria clinica, 2017A low Norton Scale (NS) score predicts pressure ulcer risk and several adverse outcomes in the elderly. On the other hand, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an indicator with clinical and predictive utilities. The aim was to assess the relationship between NS and HRQOL, in a gender analysis.Fifty-one women and 39 men, institutionalized and aged≥
Josefina, González-Expósito +4 more
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The outcome of acute decompensated heart failure stratified by the Norton scale on admission
Journal of Cardiology, 2021Toshihide, Izumida, Teruhiko, Imamura
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Norton scale and vital prognosis
Revista Clínica Española (English Edition), 2018openaire +2 more sources