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Using quality improvement science to reduce the risk of pressure ulcer occurrence – a case study in NHS Tayside.
- Source :
- Clinical Risk; Nov2014, Vol. 20 Issue 6, p134-143, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Pressure ulcer prevention is core to nursing practice and as such is often overlooked as a safety risk. A multifaceted quality improvement initiative guided by both Felgen’s Model and the Model for Improvement delivered implemented in a systematic way led to significant improvements in the prevalence and incidence of pressure ulcers. Prevalence of all ulcers was reduced from 21% to 7% and to 3.1% when grade 1 ulcers are removed from analysis. Incidence (i.e. ulcers acquired in hospital) was reduced from 6.6% to 2.4% and 1.4% when grade 1 ulcers are removed from the analysis. Furthermore, improvements have been sustained for more than 2 years. This paper presents a case study of framework for change developed across a healthcare region NHS Tayside in Scotland. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13562622
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Risk
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 101733512
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1356262214562916