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Implementing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury (Hapi) Prevention Program, Marisa Raynaldo
Implementing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury (Hapi) Prevention Program, Marisa Raynaldo
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Practice Problem: Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury (HAPI) is a serious problem in patient care and has deleterious implications for the patient and the healthcare system. A 530-bed acute care hospital in the Rio Grande Valley identified a similar challenge and implemented a HAPI preventive program.
PICOT: This evidence-based practice (EBP) project was guided by the following PICOT question: In the Intensive Care Unit/Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU/MICU) patients aged 18 and older, does a pressure preventive bundle, compared to routine pressure injury care, reduce the incidence of pressure injury, within 21 days?
Evidence: The reviewed literature supported evidence of effective use …