title: Reaching for the moon: achieving zero pressure ulcer prevalence, an update.
abstract: Following implementation of a programme to eradicate hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in one US hospital, prevalence fell from 9.5% in 2007 to zero in December 2008. This article reviews the ongoing success of the management programme over 2 years later, highlighting the efforts to sustain and refine the programme.
authors.affiliation: Methodist Medical Center of Illinios, Peoria, Illinois, USA. Isabel.bales@osfhealthcare.org
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bales
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Duvendack
mesh_terms: D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D007857:Leadership; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*