Implementing evidence-based practice to prevent skin breakdown.
Hospital-acquired skin breakdown is closely associated with the quality of care, specifically nursing care, within a hospital. A multisite academic medical center, attempting to change practice following 2 significant episodes of reportable skin breakdown, mobilized resources to impact change. As a result of organization-wide nursing activities and implementation of an evidence-based practice protocol, improvement in prevalence data results indicates success.
Dibsie
Laura G
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Education Development and Research, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California 92103, USA. ldibsie@ucsd.edu
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004282:Documentation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D010781:Photography; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*