Decreasing pressure ulcers across a healthcare system: moving beneath the tip of the iceberg.
The authors describe a pressure ulcer prevention program implemented across a large healthcare system in Minnesota. An interprofessional team of representatives from 10 hospitals developed a bundle of interventions directed at measurement standardization, provider education, patient/family education and point-of-care resources for providers, timely nutritional assessment, and a novel Skin Day event intended to increase awareness. The number of pressure ulcers reported to the State of Minnesota decreased 33% after implementation of the program with a potential cost savings of up to $430,000.
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407, USA. sue.sendelbach@allina.com
Sue
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Sendelbach
Mary
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Zink
Jane
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Peterson
D000465:Algorithms; D017046:Cost Savings; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical