Implementing a pressure ulcer prevention program and enhancing the role of the CWOCN: Impact on outcomes

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 48-59

  Hiser, Barbara ^a   Rochette, Jana ^c   Philbin, Shawna ^c   Lowerhouse, Nancy ^c   TerBurgh, Catherine ^c   Pietsch, Catherine ^b  

^a Holmes Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b Hill Rom   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

CWOCN; Performance improvement; Pressure ulcer prevalence; Pressure ulcer prevention; Pressure ulcers; Process improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DECUBITUS; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BEDS; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST OF ILLNESS; FLORIDA; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33645741784     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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