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Waterlow Score

For Hospital Community, Nursing & Residential Home Use

The Waterlow pressure ulcer risk assessment/prevention policy tool is, by far, the most frequently used system in the U.K. and it is also the most easily understood and used by nurses dealing directly with patient/clients.

Intended for use by nurses, healthcare professionals and carers at the patient/client interface.

The Waterlow Manual provides comprehensive guidance on the use of the Waterlow scoring system.

 

One side illustrates the risk assessment scoring system. The reverse side provides guidance on nursing care, types of preventative aids associated with the three levels of risk status, wound assessment and dressings.

 

When the Waterlow card is being used in the Community or in the Nursing and Residential homes it is vital to recognise that this environment is markedly different from the one in which the scoring system was developed.

The Waterlow Pressure Ulcer Prevention Manual

The Waterlow Manual is a comprehensive guide providing detailed backround infomation on the Waterlow scale and how to use it effectively. It provides an overview of the management activities associated with the introduction of a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Policy.


Particular attention is given to the assessment of risk, and an explanation of the reasoning behind the choice of parameters used in the Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment system which forms the heart of the Waterlow Pressure Ulcer Prevention/Treatment Policy tool.


Examples are given of how the card can provide a valuable aid to nurses and home carers in their fight to reduce the unnecessary cost and pain of pressure ulcers.

The updated Manual, as the original, which had been produced in response to all the questions the author had been asked over the years, is still produced as a simple guide to help readers understand the causes of pressure ulcers, and how they may be prevented.

Contains information on

  • Causes of pressure ulcers/sores
    How the Waterlow system should be used
  • How the risk factors can influence pressure sore development
  •  Applicability of Waterlow in all areas of care
     A cost effective approach to preventative aids
  •  The EPUAP and Stirling (SPSSS) Wound Classification systems
  •  Management policy issues
 A list of useful references is included.

 

Staying Professional - Why you should buy this manual
It is practical, easy to read and understand.

It has been fully revised
  • The factors that can cause pressure sores are discussed.
It is research based and has 33 references for further reading.
  • It has already been tried and tested all over the world.
Its use will lead to cost effective care.