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Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury Gap Analysis, Mary Lou Hall
Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury Gap Analysis, Mary Lou Hall
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Hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) were identified as an area for a quality improvement (QI) project in a progressive care unit (PCU) in a Midwestern Hospital. In order to reduce HAPIs and provide the best possible preventative care, a gap analysis between the current care practices on the progressive care unit and the best evidence-based practice recommendations for HAPI prevention in the areas of risk/skin assessment, surface support, nutrition and hydration, repositioning/movement, moisture management, and prophylactic dressings was conducted. The Model for Improvement (MFI) was the QI framework that guided this pressure injury gap analysis.
The goals of this gap …