Doreen Norton

Doreen Norton, OBE, FRCN (born 1 May 1922, Dartford, Kent, England – died 30 December 2007, Worthing, West Sussex, England) was an English nurse, in the 1950s she used research to show that the best treatment and prevention of bedsores was removing the pressure by turning the patient.

A fellow of the Royal College of Nursing, Norton was regarded as instrumental in changing nursing practices to effectively treat pressure ulcers, a major killer of hospital inpatients.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ Elliott, Jane (21 March 2009). "How one nurse helped stop killer bedsores" (web). News article. BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7952519.stm. Retrieved 21 March 2009. 
2. ^ Dopson, Laurence (15 February 2008). "Doreen Norton: Pioneer in geriatric nursing" (web). Obituary. The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/doreen-norton-pioneer-in-geriatric-nursing-782520.html. Retrieved 21 March 2009. 

Persondata
Name	Norton, Doreen
Alternative names
Short description	British nurse, innovator
Date of birth	1 May 1922
Place of birth	Dartford, Kent, England, UK
Date of death	30 December 2007
Place of death	Worthing, West Sussex, England

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This United Kingdom biographical article related to medicine is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: 1922 births 2007 deaths English nurses Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Dartford People from Worthing Fellows of the Royal College of Nursing People in public health Disease-related deaths in England Nurse stubs British medical biography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Doreen Miller, Baroness Miller of Hendon Doreen Porter Look at other dictionaries: Doreen Norton — OBE (* 1. Mai 1922 in Dartford; † 30. Dezember 2007 in Worthing) war eine britische Krankenschwester. Norton entwickelte in den 1950er Jahren die nach ihr benannte Norton Skala zur Einschätzung des Dekubitus Risikos. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Doreen — ist ein weiblicher Vorname. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Namenstag 3 Varianten 4 Namensträgerinnen …   Deutsch Wikipedia Norton (surname) — Norton Family name Meaning North Town Language(s) of origin English Related names Norville, Nortown, Nortone, Nortun The English surname Norton is said to have been of Anglo Norman origin and to have been the anglicized form of the Norman name… …   Wikipedia Norton (Familienname) — Norton ist ein Familienname. Bekannte Namensträger Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z …   Deutsch Wikipedia Norton-Skala — Die Norton Skala ist ein Hilfsmittel zur Einschätzung der Dekubitusgefährdung in der Kranken und Altenpflege. Die Krankenschwester Doreen Norton entwickelte die Skala 1962, im Jahr 1980 wurde sie ins Deutsche übertragen. Die ursprüngliche Skala… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne — Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne, CI (29 May 1896–28 August 1979) was an Anglo Irish aristocrat, socialite and victim of the Provisional IRA. Family life Lady Brabourne was born The Lady Doreen Geraldine Browne, the third daughter of George… …   Wikipedia Norton Knatchbull, 8th Baron Brabourne — The Lord Brabourne Born 8 October 1947 (1947 10 08) (age 64) Title Baron Brabourne Tenure 23 September 2005 – present Predecessor Jo …   Wikipedia Escala de Norton — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La escala de Norton mide el riesgo que tiene un paciente de padecer úlceras por presión. Fue realizada por Doreen Norton en el año 1962. Valora cinco apartados con una escala de gravedad de 1 a 4, cuyos valores son… …   Wikipedia Español Decubitus — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 L89 Dekubitalgeschwür …   Deutsch Wikipedia Dekubitalgeschwür — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 L89 Dekubitalgeschwür …   Deutsch Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”