1. Continuous automated pressure ulcer monitoring.
- Author
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Dobbs NA, Spanbauer P, and Datz D
- Subjects
- Humans, Least-Squares Analysis, Linear Models, Midwestern United States epidemiology, Nurse's Role, Nursing Records, Nursing Staff, Hospital education, Nursing Staff, Hospital organization & administration, Organizational Culture, Pressure Ulcer epidemiology, Prevalence, Program Development, Quality Indicators, Health Care, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Skin Care nursing, Data Collection methods, Medical Records Systems, Computerized organization & administration, Nurse Clinicians organization & administration, Nursing Assessment organization & administration, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care organization & administration, Pressure Ulcer prevention & control
- Abstract
In the spring of 2002, the nurses working in a 300-bed Midwest care center embarked on a mission to decrease patient suffering from skin breakdown and pressure ulcers. A continuous automated pressure ulcer monitoring system was developed to improve decision making and identify educational needs. As a result, the nurses have changed the skin culture of the facility and positively affected the rate of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and non-pressure-related breakdown.
- Published
- 2007
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