Repositioning Practice of Bedridden Patients: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Repositioning practice is an essential pressure ulcer prevention intervention that has emerged in the history of nursing. Numerous terms are employed to indicate its meaning, such as turning, positioning, or posturing. However, there is no available analysis that distinguishes these terms or analyzes repositioning practice attributes.

Objective

To analyze repositioning practice as a concept of bedridden patients in hospitals by combining methods from Foucault's archeology of knowledge and Rodger's concept analysis.

Concept description

Repositioning practice passes through three eras: classical, modern, and research. The repositioning practice is "turn a bedridden patient in a harmonized way and ends with anchor and documentation." The analysis concludes s

SUBMITTER: Iblasi AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9201313 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature