Support surfaces: Terms and definitions: Appendix O
The resource list includes standardized terms used when referring to support surfaces. The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel, (NPIAP) developed these terms and definitions to allow for standard, and clear language when describing support surfaces.
Source: National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NIPAP). Support surfaces standards initiative (S31): Terms and definitions related to support surfaces. NIPAP; 2019.
Reference: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, (2024). Appendix O of Pressure injury management: Risk assessment, prevention and treatment - Fourth edition. Toronto, Canada: Author. pp. 113-114.
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