title: Use of an intervention bundle to eliminate pressure ulcers in critical care.
abstract: Nursing staff chose to eliminate hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in their intensive care unit through implementation of an intervention bundle. A bundle of 7 interventions (pressure ulcer bundle, PUB) was developed through review of current evidence. After implementation, quarterly hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates decreased and continued to remain below 1% throughout the year, and the goal of no pressure ulcers was met for 2 months. The PUB interventions have potential for use in a variety of settings where there are bed-bound patients.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA. siracusa@villanova.edu
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gray-Siracusa
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schrier
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017592:Skin Care / Q000451:nursing*