Wound Care Teaching 1560
Instructed patient all bed-bound and chair-bound persons, or those whose ability to
reposition is impaired, to be at risk for pressure ulcers.
Reviewed November 2017
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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