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This article discusses the risks of bad positioning, the avoidance of pressure ulcers and the principles of correct positioning after a stroke.

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Why is it important?

Ensuring residents are seated or lying properly can play an important role in reducing pressure damage.

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Pressure sores can be reduced by good seating.

Mrs Julie I Swann

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This page is a summary of: Correct positioning: reducing the risk of pressure damage, Nursing and Residential Care, August 2009, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/nrec.2009.11.8.43321.
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