Why is PU Management Important to Victorian Health Care?
Read the following question and select the answer that you think is correct.
The prevalence of PUs in Victorian health care is highest in which medical speciality?
Surgical
Rehabilitation
Spinal
Critical care
Medical
Well done. The answer is spinal, which is at 58.1% (up from 41.4% during PUPPS 1).
Other specialities:
palliative care at 44.1% (up from 37.6% during PUPPS 1)
rehabilitation at 28.7% (down from 29.9% during PUPPS 1)
emergency medicine at 24.7% (up from 13.2% during PUPPS 1)
critical care at 23.5% (down from 47.7% during PUPPS 1)
medical at 21.0% (down from 27.8% during PUPPS 1)
surgical at 16.0% (down from 22.4% during PUPPS 1)
obstetric at 0.0% (down from 1.1% during PUPPS 1).
A recent study was conducted with ‘High Risk’ clients in domiciliary care and found a prevalence of 42%.
That’s incorrect. The answer is spinal, which is at 58.1% (up from 41.4% during PUPPS 1).
Other specialities:
palliative care at 44.1% (up from 37.6% during PUPPS 1)
rehabilitation at 28.7% (down from 29.9% during PUPPS 1)
emergency medicine at 24.7% (up from 13.2% during PUPPS 1)
critical care at 23.5% (down from 47.7% during PUPPS 1)
medical at 21.0% (down from 27.8% during PUPPS 1)
surgical at 16.0% (down from 22.4% during PUPPS 1)
obstetric at 0.0% (down from 1.1% during PUPPS 1).
A recent study was conducted with ‘High Risk’ clients in domiciliary care and found a prevalence of 42%.
That’s incorrect. The answer is spinal, which is at 58.1% (up from 41.4% during PUPPS 1).
Other specialities:
palliative care at 44.1% (up from 37.6% during PUPPS 1)
rehabilitation at 28.7% (down from 29.9% during PUPPS 1)
emergency medicine at 24.7% (up from 13.2% during PUPPS 1)
critical care at 23.5% (down from 47.7% during PUPPS 1)
medical at 21.0% (down from 27.8% during PUPPS 1)
surgical at 16.0% (down from 22.4% during PUPPS 1)
obstetric at 0.0% (down from 1.1% during PUPPS 1).
A recent study was conducted with ‘High Risk’ clients in domiciliary care and found a prevalence of 42%.
That’s incorrect. The answer is spinal, which is at 58.1% (up from 41.4% during PUPPS 1).
Other specialities:
palliative care at 44.1% (up from 37.6% during PUPPS 1)
rehabilitation at 28.7% (down from 29.9% during PUPPS 1)
emergency medicine at 24.7% (up from 13.2% during PUPPS 1)
critical care at 23.5% (down from 47.7% during PUPPS 1)
medical at 21.0% (down from 27.8% during PUPPS 1)
surgical at 16.0% (down from 22.4% during PUPPS 1)
obstetric at 0.0% (down from 1.1% during PUPPS 1).
A recent study was conducted with ‘High Risk’ clients in domiciliary care and found a prevalence of 42%.
That’s incorrect. The answer is spinal, which is at 58.1% (up from 41.4% during PUPPS 1).
Other specialities:
palliative care at 44.1% (up from 37.6% during PUPPS 1)
rehabilitation at 28.7% (down from 29.9% during PUPPS 1)
emergency medicine at 24.7% (up from 13.2% during PUPPS 1)
critical care at 23.5% (down from 47.7% during PUPPS 1)
medical at 21.0% (down from 27.8% during PUPPS 1)
surgical at 16.0% (down from 22.4% during PUPPS 1)
obstetric at 0.0% (down from 1.1% during PUPPS 1).
A recent study was conducted with ‘High Risk’ clients in domiciliary care and found a prevalence of 42%.
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