Pressure ulcer prevention for people with long-term neurological conditions (LTNCs) who self-manage care and live at home.

Aim: To develop a Theory of Change (ToC) pathway to facilitate the development of a multi-component intervention package supporting pressure Ulcer (PU) risk identification and management, in partnership with people with Long Term Neurological Conditions (LTNC) who self-manage care and live at home, their informal carers and PAs.

Methods: A participatory approach, with extensive input from those whose lives are the focus of the research, was used throughout the 4 interlinked work packages (WP): Iterative data analysis was undertaken with emerging findings from each WP informing subsequent stages of the study.

Findings: Overall, 74 participants contributed across the 4 WPs, incorporating 31 Service Users (SU), 8 carers, 9 Personal Assistants (PAs) and 26 professional stakeholders.

In Our Own Words: Baccalaureate Nursing Students Describe Academic Service Learning Experiences.

Introduction: Service learning integrates community service, didactic and student self-reflection while at the same time striving to identify and meet needs of the community partnership agencies involved. Project Descriptions. In this manuscript, two baccalaureate nursing students describe their service learning experiences while embedded in an integrated primary care community partner site for two years.