| Improving practice: efforts to reduce occipital pressure ulcers. | |
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PMID: 18562873 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Cervical collars are necessary to stabilize the cervical spine of trauma patients but are known to contribute to the development of occipital pressure ulcers. A quality improvement project that began on one nursing unit stimulated the development of evidence-based practice guidelines and a multidisciplinary research study. As a result, a standardized plan of care and cervical collar recommendations were implemented, resulting in a sharp decline in the incidence of occipital pressure ulcers. |
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Authors:
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Therese M Jacobson; Ann N Tescher; Anne G Miers; Lisa Downer |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of nursing care quality Volume: 23 ISSN: 1057-3631 ISO Abbreviation: J Nurs Care Qual Publication Date: 2008 Jul-Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-06-19 Completed Date: 2008-10-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9200672 Medline TA: J Nurs Care Qual Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 283-8 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
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St Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55902, USA. jacobson.therese@mayo.edu |
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adverse effects*,
supply & distribution Cervical Vertebrae / injuries* Education, Nursing, Continuing Equipment Design Evidence-Based Medicine Humans Immobilization / adverse effects, instrumentation, methods Incidence Information Dissemination Nurse Clinicians Nursing Assessment Nursing Evaluation Research Nursing Staff, Hospital / education Occipital Bone* Patient Care Planning Patient Care Team Practice Guidelines as Topic Pressure Ulcer / epidemiology, etiology, prevention & control* Risk Factors Skin Care / methods, nursing Total Quality Management / organization & administration* Trauma Centers |
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