title: PUSH Tool reality check: audience response. Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing.
abstract: Following presentation of the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH), conference participants broke into small discussion groups according to their practice settings: acute care, long-term care, and home care/outpatient care. Questions were posed to participants regarding the reality of using the PUSH Tool in their practice settings. These questions were structured to elicit comments about: (1) the characteristics of the PUSH Tool; (2) the validity, reliability, and practicality of the PUSH Tool; and (3) education and implementation requirements prior to use of the PUSH Tool. This article summarizes their comments, which will be used in refining the PUSH Tool.
authors.affiliation: Harper Hospital/Detroit Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maklebust
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014945:Wound Healing