Sentences with phrase «prevent pressure ulcers»

Loyola nurses gathered a multidisciplinary team of specialists to review literature and identify skin risk - assessment tools, skin - care products and pressure - reducing aids to help prevent pressure ulcers in this vulnerable population.

«This program allowed our nurses to more easily recognize at - risk patients and implement interventions earlier to prevent pressure ulcers and subsequent complications.»

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We've seen that repetitive motion retrains the nervous system so that individuals, in some cases, redevelop walking patterns, but regular movement also prevents secondary complications of paralysis, including cardiac and lung weakness, poor bone density and pressure ulcers.

Tasty, sweet and packed with disease - fighting phytochemicals, flavinoids and soluble fiber — blueberries have the power to help prevent serious diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stomach ulcers and high blood pressure.

Optimizing nutritional status is a key strategy both in preventing and managing pressure ulcers.

Blueberries: Tasty, sweet and packed with disease - fighting phytochemicals, flavinoids and soluble fiber — blueberries have the power to help prevent serious diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stomach ulcers and high blood pressure.

The pressure from the retained deciduous tooth can push the adult tooth into an abnormal position, where it may push against the lip or gum causing an ulcer, or prevent the upper and lower teeth from coming together properly, which may cause chewing problems.