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Reaching for the moon: achieving zero pressure ulcer prevalence.

I Bales1, A Padwojski.   

Abstract

Following implementation of a programme to eradicate hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in one US hospital, prevalence fell from 9.5% in 2007 to zero in December 2008. Central to its success is that the programme was a management priority.

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Year:  2009        PMID: 19349933     DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2009.18.4.41605

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Wound Care        ISSN: 0969-0700            Impact factor:   2.072


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Authors:  Margo Asimus; Lorna Maclellan; Pui Iris Li
Journal:  Int Wound J       Date:  2011-08-09       Impact factor: 3.315

2.  Modeling hospital-acquired pressure ulcer prevalence on medical-surgical units: nurse workload, expertise, and clinical processes of care.

Authors:  Carolyn Aydin; Nancy Donaldson; Nancy A Stotts; Moshe Fridman; Diane Storer Brown
Journal:  Health Serv Res       Date:  2014-10-07       Impact factor: 3.402

3.  Prevention of deep tissue injury through muscle contractions induced by intermittent electrical stimulation after spinal cord injury in pigs.

Authors:  Leandro R Solis; Elizabeth Twist; Peter Seres; Richard B Thompson; Vivian K Mushahwar
Journal:  J Appl Physiol (1985)       Date:  2012-11-21

4.  Relationship of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Certified Nurses and Healthcare-Acquired Conditions in Acute Care Hospitals.

Authors:  Diane K Boyle; Sandra Bergquist-Beringer; Emily Cramer
Journal:  J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs       Date:  2017 May/Jun       Impact factor: 1.741

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