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Task_2_EBP_DOC_revised_email_ref_doc_4.docx Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Task 2 Western Governors University Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Health ... care problem The formation of pressure ulcers in immobilized or elderly patients is causing open wounds and risk for infection. Most pressure ulcers are caused by a lack of education and preventable measures of immobile and elderly patients. Significance of the problem Pressure ulcers form when a patient has pressure on a bony prominence for too long. Immobile and elderly are mostly affected by pressure ulcers. Patients who form a pressure ulcer, have a high risk for infection and a possible further decline in health. If a patient acquires a pressure ulcer, they require wound care and possibly antibiotics. Current practice related to the problem We are not educating about the prevention of pressure ulcers, or providing preventative measures to patients, with a high risk of a pressure ulcer forming. Impact of the problem and/or patients cultural background If a patient is staying in a hospital or care center setting acquires a pressure ulcer. This would affect the quality of care the patient has received while staying in the hospital. There is also a possibility the patient's insurance will no longer cover the stay, requiring the hospital to pay for the stay instead. Research and Non-Research Evidence 2 research and 2 non research In the first research article, they applied a 5-layered soft silicone foam dressin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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