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.
â¢ Key areas for pressure ulcer development include sacrum, coccyx, trochanters, ischial. tuberosities, and heels. Other areas, such as bony deformities, skin under braces, and skin. subjected to excess pressure, shear or friction, are also at risk for pressure ulcers. â¢ Without a full body skin assessment, a pressure ulcer can be missed. â¢ Examine the resident in a well-lit room.