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Developing an education programme to help prevent community-acquired pressure ulcers in Abu Dhabi

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Developing an education programme to help prevent community-acquired pressure ulcers in Abu Dhabi

Beji George, Gulnaz Tariq, Jihan Haddad, Linda Haskins, Salvacion Cruz, Vilma Mosende
11 June 2015

<p>This article focuses on a programme that was developed at a hospital in Abu Dhabi that aimed to educate people in pressure ulcer prevention strategies for those who are being cared for in the community. After successfully reducing hospital-acquired pressure ulcers at the facility, a training programme was set up for those caring for people in the home setting. The programme used NICE guidance as a basis for educating carers on the causation of community-acquired pressure ulcers (CAPUs) and taught them strategies to help reduce the risk of pressure ulcer development among the people in their care. Since the programme started, the hospital has seen a reduction in the number of CAPUs.</p>

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