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Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury Prevention On An Inpatient Unit, Cherilyn Schumacher
Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury Prevention On An Inpatient Unit, Cherilyn Schumacher
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Abstract
The aim of the project is to improve the process and delivery of care with established and accepted standards by implementing evidence-based change. The plan is to create a HAPI prevention plan with the main expected outcome to reduce the HAPI occurrences on the unit to zero by July 30, 2018. This will be accomplished by increasing awareness among nursing staff members through education and diligent monitoring of prevention practices and treatments.
The education portion of the plan will include reviewing basic pressure injury education and HAPI prevention and management in the form of visual aids provided by the …