Preventing pressure ulcers in hospitals: A systematic review of nurse-focused quality improvement interventions

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 245-252

  Soban, Lynn M ^a   Hempel, Susanne ^b   Munjas, Brett A ^d   Miles, Jeremy ^d   Rubenstein, Lisa V ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECUBITUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NURSING PROCESS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SKIN CARE;

EID: 79955894454     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(11)37032-8     Document Type: Review

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