Reducing hospital-acquired heel ulcer rates in an acute care facility: An evaluation of a nurse-driven performance improvement project

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-83

  McElhinny, Mary Louise ^a   Hooper, Christine ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38349025846     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WON.0000308622.86508.8d     Document Type: Article

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