The nurse points out that the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel prefers to refer to skin breakdown as:
1. bed sores.
2. pressure ulcers.
3. decubitus ulcers.
4. decubiti.
2
Decubitus means "lying down"; therefore, decubitus ulcers and bed sores are associated with lying in bed. Skin breakdown can also develop from sitting.
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