What does NPUAP stand for?

Stage: Pressure ulcer stage should be identified using the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel guidelines.

Medical recommendations for prevention include obtaining ample bed rest; performing pressure redistribution at regular intervals with accompanying skin inspections; keeping skin dry while adhering to a personalized bowel-and-bladder management program; and using and maintaining proper pressure-redistribution equipment, such as friction-reducing mattresses or protective padding to line the inner surface of braces covering bony prominences (Catz, Zifroni, & Philo, 2005; Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine, 2000; National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel [NPUAP], 2006; Wilborn, Halfens, & Dassen, 2006).

Staging was performed according to National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel guidelines.

Involving more disciplines Every clinical discipline can play a role in wound prevention and management, Stresses Pam Unger, a certified wound specialist and partner in the Center for Advanced Wound Care in Redding, Pennsylvania, who serves as a liaison to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.

So like it or not, your staff will need to know some basic wound care assessment skills, including the staging of wounds, as approved by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.

Zulkowski is a professor of nursing at Montana State University-Bozeman and is a member of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP).

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) and the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) have collaborated to develop international guidelines for pressure ulcer treatment.

In February 2007, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP), via a consensus conference, developed new definitions related to pressure ulcers and staging.