A performance improvement project to increase nursing compliance with skin assessments in a rehabilitation unit

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-42

  Revello, Kathleen ^a   Fields, Willa ^a,b  

^a Sharp Grossmont Rehabilitation Center   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HAPU; Performance improvement; Skin assessment; Skin rounds

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SKIN CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CALIFORNIA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SKIN CARE;

EID: 84857477775     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/RNJ.00006     Document Type: Article

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