Pressure Ulcer Healing and the Impact of Nutritional Intervention

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  • February 26, 2019
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  • Schwartz, Chelsea Kaitlin
    • Affiliation: School of Nursing
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  • Pressure ulcers are a condition creating an epidemic of sorts within the healthcare system, both within the United States and Internationally (Doley, 2010). While there is a variety of research on mechanisms to prevent pressure ulcers, current pressure ulcer prevention strategies have proven insufficient, as pressure ulcers continue to lengthen patient hospital stays, complicate their health status, and cost the health-care industry copious amounts of money (Joseph & Davies, 2013). If pressure ulcers cannot be eradicated completely, it is imperative to find a way to lessen the severity of pressure ulcers and increase their healing times, thus creating fewer health-related complications and placing less of a burden on the health-care system. One way to do this is through the use of supplemental nutrition, a practice that has been seemingly neglected in regard to its’ effect on the healing of decubitus ulcers. Research indicates that certain nutrients, such as Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Zinc, Glutamine, and Arginine have proven beneficial in increasing the healing times of pressure ulcers. Such nutrients have the potential to create a profound impact on the physiological process of healing wounds. Thus, a visual aide known as the “Pressure Ulcer Tray for Healing” was created to guide patients, nurses, dieticians, and all health-care personnel in facilitating adequate intake of essential nutrients that will promote healing of ulcers. In theory, a poster of the tray would be displayed in every patient room, in order to assist patients in ordering foods conducive to expediting the healing process.
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  • Page, Julie
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  • Bachelor of Science
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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