title: Reducing nosocomial pressure ulcers in an acute care facility.
abstract: In 1996, a nursing committee at an acute care facility organized the first pressure ulcer point prevalence survey for that hospital. In 1996, hospital-acquired pressure ulcers were 90 percent of the predicted prevalence rate; in 1997, the rate dropped to 59 percent of the predicted prevalence and in 1998, to 53 percent of the predicted prevalence. The severity index decreased markedly from 291 (1996) to 98 (1997) then to 62 (1998). These improvements are attributed to the purposeful addition of multidimensional interventions, including best practices and research-based protocols, to prevent and treat nosocomial pressure ulcers.
authors.affiliation: Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanlon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yauk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sykes
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cleary
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology