Donna Martin, Lisa Albensi, Stephanie Van Haute, Maria Froese, Mary Montgomery, Mavis Lam, Kendra Gierys, Rob Lajeunesse, Lorna Guse, Nataliya Basova
BACKGROUND: In 2013, an observational survey was conducted among 242 in-patients in a community hospital with a pressure ulcer (PU) prevalence of 34.3%. An evidence-based pressure ulcer prevention program (PUPP) was then implemented including a staff awareness campaign entitled "Healthy Skin Wins" with an online tutorial about PU prevention. AIMS: To determine the effectiveness of the PUPP in reducing the prevalence of PUs, to determine the effectiveness of the online tutorial in increasing hospital staff's knowledge level about PU prevention, and to explore frontline staff's perspectives of the PUPP...
December 2017: Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing