Topic Resources

PRESSURE ULCERS & SKIN TEARS

Regulatory/Authoritative Sites

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP): http://www.npuap.org/

American Geriatrics Society
770 Lexington Avenue
Suite 300
New York, NY 10021
212-308-1414
http://www.americangeriatrics.org/
Guidelines and Position Statements: http://www.americangeriatrics.org/products/positionpapers/

American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
Home Page: www.amda.com
Publications: http://www.amda.com/publications/index.cfm

Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association: Home Page: https://www.gapna.org/

National Gerontological Nursing Association: Home Page: http://www.ngna.org/

The Gerontological Society of America: Home Page: http://www.geron.org/

United States Department of Health and Human Services: Home Page: http://www.hhs.gov/

Last updated - August 2010