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Improving Outcomes: Early Nursing Functional Evaluation of Patients with Intracranial Aneurysms After Surgery—Preliminary Results [PDF]

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Intracranial aneurysms are localized, pathological dilatations of the walls of cerebral arteries. While small, unruptured aneurysms may not require intervention, treatment decisions involve complex clinical dilemmas, balancing ...
Dominika Bąk, Katarzyna Kwiecień-Jaguś, Renata Piotrkowska, Monika Kopeć   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Predictors of Patient Participation in Pressure Injury Prevention: An Observational Substudy [PDF]

International Wound Journal, Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Patient participation improves patient outcomes, but factors that predict participation in pressure injury prevention (PIP) are relatively unknown. This study aimed to identify patient‐related factors predictive of patient participation in pressure injury prevention (PPPIP) in hospitalised medical and surgical patients and to assess the ...
Wendy Chaboyer, Rachel Walker, Emma Harbeck, Sharon Latimer, Marie Cooke, Brigid M. Gillespie   +5 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Practice With Decubitus Risk Prediction Alerts: A Pilot Process Evaluation [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 10, Page 4184-4197, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Aims To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility among nurses of Decubitus Risk Prediction Alerts based on Artificial Intelligence (DRAAI), and to assess the feasibility of the implementation plan. Design A process evaluation of a pilot implementation study using mixed methods. Methods Acceptability and feasibility of DRAAI among nurses from
Denise Spoon, Annemarie de Vroed, Steffen Greup, Monique van Dijk, Erwin Ista   +4 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Incidence and Characteristics of Hospital‐Acquired Pressure Injuries in Acute Palliative Care Patients: A Four‐Year Analysis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 255-267, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To describe the cumulative incidence and characteristics of hospital‐acquired pressure injury in acute palliative patients. Design Secondary data analysis of hospital‐acquired pressure injuries during 2019–2022. Methods The setting was a palliative care unit at a tertiary hospital in Queensland, Australia, including adult (≥ 18 years ...
Saroeun Ven, Michael Steele, Adam Burston, Paul Fulbrook, Josephine Lovegrove, Sandra Miles, Susan Prince   +6 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Pre-operative Waterlow score and outcomes after kidney transplantation [PDF]

BMC Nephrol, 2022
BACKGROUND: Waterlow scoring was introduced in the 1980s as a nursing tool to risk stratify for development of decubitus ulcers (pressure sores) and is commonly used in UK hospitals.
Anna Brotherton, Adnan Sharif, Felicity Evison, Brotherton, Anna, Gallier, Suzy, Evison, Felicity, Suzy Gallier, Sharif, Adnan   +7 more
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The Psychometric Properties of the Braden Scale to Assess Pressure Injury Risk in Acute Care: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 34, Issue 10, Page 4055-4073, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim To analyse existing knowledge on the psychometric properties of the Braden Scale when used within the acute care setting. Design Systematic review and narrative synthesis. Methods A database search was conducted in June 2023 and updated in February 2024, seeking studies testing the psychometric properties of the Braden scale in the acute ...
Adam Burston, Jacob Butterworth, Aldiana Mehicic, Paul Fulbrook   +3 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of bundled care interventions on pressure ulcer incidence in neurosurgical patients [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundPressure ulcers are a common and serious complication in neurosurgical patients, primarily due to prolonged immobility. Effective prevention is essential to improving patient outcomes.
Ai-Hua Lv, Xi Zhang, Xiu-Ling Sun, Xiu-Lan Liu, Jun-Qing Qi, Hui-Na Li   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The accuracy of the risk assessment scale for pressure ulcers in adult surgical patients: a network meta-analysis [PDF]

BMC Surgery
Background This study aims to synthesize existing evidence regarding the accuracy of different scales to assess the risk of intraoperative acquired pressure injury (IAPI), thus providing guidance for the accurate clinical screening of IAPI risk and ...
Yanfen Shang, Fei Wang, Yuqian Cai, Qi Zhu, Xingsun Li, Rongrong Wang, Tao-Hsin Tung   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Investigating the Reliability and Validity of the Waterlow Risk Assessment Scale: A Literature Review Clinical Nursing Research

, 2011
The aim of this review was to examine health literature on the reliability and validity of the Waterlow pressure sore assessment scale. A systematic review of published studies relating to the topic was conducted and literature was examined for its relevancy to the topic under investigation.
Walsh, Breda, Dempsey, Laura
openaire   +3 more sources

Turkish Translation and Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the CALCULATE Pressure Injury Risk Scale in Intensive Care Unit Patients [PDF]

Nursing Open, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Pressure injuries are largely preventable adverse events that compromise patients' quality of life and impose a substantial financial burden on healthcare systems. Aim To assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Critical Care Pressure Ulcer Assessment Tool Made Easy (CALCULATE) for evaluating pressure injury
Ayper Önal Alkan, Ükke Karabacak
wiley   +2 more sources