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Improving The Patient Repositioning Process: A Quality Improvement Project, Sydney Elizabeth Mcgough
Improving The Patient Repositioning Process: A Quality Improvement Project, Sydney Elizabeth Mcgough
Master's Theses and Capstones
Background: Research has shown that visual turn reminders can improve patient repositioning to prevent pressure injuries. The aim of this quality improvement project was to improve adherence to repositioning by increasing the perceived usefulness of the visual turn reminder.
Methods: A pre-intervention survey was distributed to 70 staff members with 22 responses. Staff were given the opportunity to recommend changes to the visual reminders and were informed that feedback would lead to the identification of common themes. Based on feedback, high visibility turn reminders were developed and implemented on the unit. A post-intervention survey was distributed to the same 70 …