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pressure injury: a standalone construct

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localized damage to skin and underlying tissue from prolonged pressure or shear, graded by stage.

In nursing, pressure injury refers to localized damage to skin and underlying tissue from prolonged pressure or shear, graded by stage. This meaning comes from Edsberg (2016) in Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing.[1]

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References

Edsberg, L. E., Black, J. M., Goldberg, M., McNichol, L., Moore, L., & Sieggreen, M. (2016). Revised National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Pressure Injury Staging System: Revised Pressure Injury Staging System. Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing, 43(6), 585-597. https://doi.org/10.1097/won.0000000000000281

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