Study: 3 Steps Drop Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcer Rate to Zero

A project that educated staff on prevention strategies dropped the rate of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers to zero percent for more than four years, according to a study in Critical Care Nurse.

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Researchers evaluated the effect of the Healthy Skin Project, a multidisciplinary initiative to reduce hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, in a surgical progressive care unit at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in San Diego.

Click here to read the full story on pressure ulcer prevention in Becker’s Hospital Review.

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