Edda Johansen
Sewanee: The University of the South
23 Papers
90 Citations
Edda Johansen is an academic researcher from Sewanee: The University of the South. The author has contributed to research in topics: Risk assessment & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 19 publications. Previous affiliations of Edda Johansen include Buskerud and Vestfold University College & Buskerud University College.
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Papers
Pressure ulcer prevalence and prevention practices: a cross-sectional comparative survey in Norway and Ireland
Zena Moore,Edda Johansen,M. van Etten,Helen Strapp,T. Solbakken,B. Eskerud Smith,J. Faulstich +6 more
TL;DR: There were inconsistencies in approach to PU risk assessment and prevention across the two clinical settings, however, prevalence rates differed, mainly relating to category 1 PU damage.
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An investigation of the role nurses play in Norwegian home care
Edda Johansen,Lisbeth Fagerström +1 more
TL;DR: Norwegian home care must examine how care activities can be better allocated between RNs, social educators, assistant nurses, and informal care-givers.
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Pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention: What difference does a risk scale make? A comparison between Norway and Ireland
TL;DR: Patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers are detected, suggesting that the practice of risk assessment should be re-evaluated and the missing link between risk assessment and documented care planning is of concern and barriers to appropriate pressure ulcer documentation should be explored further.
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A review of PU risk assessment and prevention in Scandinavia, Iceland and Ireland (Part II)
TL;DR: Clinical practice could benefit from exploration and identification of practical methods for improving actual pressure ulcer preventive practice, despite an abundance of literature exploring this subject.
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Pressure Ulcer in Norway—A Snapshot of Pressure Ulcer Occurrence across Various Care Sites and Recommendations for Improved Preventive Care
TL;DR: It was showed that pressure ulcers are a problem across all care settings in Norway; however, nursing homes had the highest proportion of at risk patients and the highest prevalence.
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