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Pressure Injury Prevention In The Perioperative Setting: An Integrative Review, Isabel Wang, Rachel Walker, Brigid M. Gillespie Phd
Pressure Injury Prevention In The Perioperative Setting: An Integrative Review, Isabel Wang, Rachel Walker, Brigid M. Gillespie Phd
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Background: Pressure injury (PI) has a significant impact on patients and their families, and is costly to health care institutions. Perioperative PI remains problematic, although little is reported about current perioperative pressure injury prevention (PIP) strategies.
Aim: To identify the key perioperative PIP strategies, following a systematic review of published research, to describe existing gaps in the literature, and to inform the development of subsequent observational study.
Design:An integrative literature review method developed by Whittemore and Knafl was used.
Method: Research inclusion and exclusion criteria were identified a priori. Six data bases were searched and search terms included pressure …
Technology Stress In Perioperative Nursing: An Ongoing Concern, Judith Smith, Debra Palesy
Technology Stress In Perioperative Nursing: An Ongoing Concern, Judith Smith, Debra Palesy
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
The following discussion will explore the impact of technology on perioperative nursing roles and the development of the phenomenon coined ‘technology stress’. We will begin by reviewing the ongoing debate of technical versus caring nursing practices. The impact of advanced technology on perioperative nursing roles is explored, highlighting the development of technology stress. The paper concludes with some recommendations for further research.