Exploring variation in pressure ulcer prevalence in Sweden and the USA: Benchmarking in action

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 904-910

  Gunningberg, Lena ^a,b   Donaldson, Nancy ^b   Aydin, Carolyn ^c   Idvall, Ewa ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

benchmarking; nursing staff; pressure ulcer; prevention; quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

AGED; BENCHMARKING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863302544     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01702.x     Document Type: Article

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