This problem is not caused by insects or disease but is a way the plant reduces water loss from its leaves during cold, dry, windy weather. Plants should recover when the weather warms again. Table 1.
Purpose: To reduce the number of health careâacquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) in patients in the cardiac surgery intensive care unit (CVICU) and to develop nursing processes to prevent HAPUs, thus reducing morbidity, mortality, and cost.
Source = 2013 Spetz J, Brown DS, Aydin C, Donaldson N. The Value of Reducing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcer Prevalence: An Illustrative Analysis. The aim of this study is to assess the cost savings associated with implementing nursing approaches to prevent hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPU).