title: Implementing an "always practice" to redefine skin care management.
abstract: With a nosocomial pressure ulcer rate higher than national benchmarks, leaders convened a quality improvement team to address the issue. The authors discuss the implementation of a new skin "always practice" initiative across the continuum of care and its outcomes.
authors.affiliation: MICU, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2908, USA. jlgarret@nmh.org
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: Kristopher
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goetz
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Majewski
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Langlois
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Payson
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002641:Chicago / Q000453:epidemiology; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*