title: Under pressure: nursing interventions help prevent HAPUs.
abstract: Read this article to determine if nursing interventions help prevent hospital-acquired pressure ulcer (HAPU) development.
authors.affiliation: At the time of the study, within Kaiser Permanente, Southern Calif., Anna Omery, nurse scientist, was director of nursing research, Deanna Mussell an ICU charge nurse, June Rondinelli a project manager for the Regional Nursing Research program, and Margaret Ecker a retired nursing quality director. John Baker remains a statistical consultant based out of Alachua, Fla. Helana Shanks was the director of nursing and Pam Kleinhelter was an ICU/Dialysis nurse manager at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Ascension Healthcare, Jacksonville Fla. The authors would also like to acknowledge Regina Valdez and Cecelia Crawford, Kaiser Permanente, Southern California Regional Nursing Research Program for data assistance.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Omery
authors.forename: Deanna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mussell
authors.forename: June
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rondinelli
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ecker
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Helana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shanks
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kleinhelter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009732:Nursing Care; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States