title: Pressure sores no more: a quality improvement project.
abstract: Review of staff performance in the area of pressure sore prevention revealed that nursing practice was adequate. But the staff's belief that it could do a better job provided the impetus for a quality improvement project. Based on research data a planned change was implemented, and follow-up study reflected positive outcome results. This successful project integrated the concepts of research, cost effectiveness, and patient outcome.
authors.affiliation: Hartford Hospital, CT.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sideranko
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Yeston
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds / Q000592:standards*; D015984:Causality; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003237:Connecticut; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*