Under pressure. Weighed down by a high number of pressure ulcers, caregivers get a boost from a new initiative.
An evidence-based approach to treating pressure ulcers significantly improves key process and outcome indicators at this rural facility.
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Ottumwa Regional Health Center, Ottumwa, Iowa, USA.
D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods