The Role of Nurses in Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitalized Patients: Strategies, Challenges, and Evidence-Based Practices
Abstract
Pressure ulcers present a serious health issue among hospitalized patients causing pain, infection, spending a long time in hospitals, and adding healthcare expenses. Nurses have a central role to play in the prevention of pressure ulcers by early risk identification, repositioning patients, skin, nutritional interventions, placing pressure-relieving devices and educating patients. This study examines the complexities of the role of a nurse in the prevention of pressure ulcers with references to evidence-based interception, interdisciplinary cooperation, and the need to undergo constant training. It also looks at some of the problems encountered by nurses, advances in technology, the implementation of policies and case studies that portray effective nursing interventions. This paper highlights the role of nurses in enhancing patient outcomes and the overall healthcare system in general due to their focus on patient-centered and proactive patient care methods. The results justify the implementation of uniformed principles, life-long learning, and interdisciplinary practices to reduce the rate of pressure ulcers in hospitals.
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