Skin tear prevention and management among patients in the acute aged care and rehabilitation units in the Australian Capital Territory: A best practice implementation project

Lopez, VioletaDunk, Ann MarieParke, JillLarkin, DavidTrudinger, MariaStuart, Margaret2015-12-101744-1595http://hdl.handle.net/1885/59213Background: A skin tear is a traumatic wound that results from the separation of the skin layers due to shearing forces, friction or blunt trauma that affects all people. Numerous preventative measures aim to reduce the skin tears and minimise conditionsKeywords: acute disease; age; aged; Australia; elderly care; female; health care quality; health survey; human; injury; male; medical audit; practice guideline; prevalence; program development; quality control; rehabilitation center; review; skin; skin disease; sta Aged care; Evidence-based practice; Implementation; Quality indicator; Wound careSkin tear prevention and management among patients in the acute aged care and rehabilitation units in the Australian Capital Territory: A best practice implementation project201110.1111/j.1744-1609.2011.00234.x2016-02-24