Pediatric Skin Integrity Practice Guideline for Institutional Use: A Quality Improvement Project

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 362-367

  Kiss, Elizabeth A ^a   Heiler, Mark ^b  

^a ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Inpatient; Intensive care unit; Nurse; Pediatric; Pressure ulcers; Skin breakdown; Skin integrity; Wound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NEW YORK; NURSING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CARE; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902362951     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2014.01.012     Document Type: Article

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