title: Eliminating hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: within our reach.
abstract: Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) are a serious nosocomial problem that has been viewed as a ubiquitous consequence of immobility. This article provides data from the Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC) that shows a significant reduction in HAPUs in adults from 78 acute care hospitals over 8 years (2003-2010).
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes, San Ramon, California, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Stotts
authors.forename: Diane Storer
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Nancy E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fridman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States