WOCN Society Position Paper

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dc.contributor.authorShawneen Schmitt
dc.contributor.authorMarti K. Andries
dc.contributor.authorPatti M. Ashmore
dc.contributor.authorGlenda Brunette
dc.contributor.authorKathleen Judge
dc.contributor.authorPhyllis A. Bonham
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T14:09:07Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T14:09:07Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 42
dc.description.abstractThe issue of whether pressure injuries are avoidable or preventable has been and continues to be an issue of great debate and discussion for many years, and it has significant legal and regulatory implications related to prevention of wounds due to pressure. The following position paper outlines the position of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) on avoidable versus unavoidable pressure injuries. It includes the following information: statement of position, purpose/rationale for the position, definitions of avoidable versus unavoidable pressure injuries, alternative definitions, historical overview, supportive statements from expert opinion and research in the literature, and recommendations for research.
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/won.0000000000000361
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/won.0000000000000361
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/44840
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing
dc.sourceAndrews University
dc.subjectPosition (finance)
dc.subjectPosition statement
dc.subjectExpert opinion
dc.subjectPosition paper
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectStatement (logic)
dc.subjectPublic relations
dc.subjectPolitical science
dc.titleWOCN Society Position Paper
dc.typearticle

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