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Use of a risk-based intervention bundle to prescribe and implement interventions to prevent pressure injury: An observational study. [PDF]
Abstract Aim To explore the relationship between the prescription and implementation of pressure injury preventative interventions following risk assessment combined with a risk‐stratified intervention bundle. Design Single‐centre, cross‐sectional, observational, prospective. Methods The charts and bedsides of 341 adult inpatients were examined.
Fulbrook P +4 more
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Serum Zinc in Patients with Protein-Energy Malnutrition Retrospective Assessment of Levels
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the frequency of serum zinc deficiency in children with PEM and to show the relationship between the degree of PEM and serum zinc level. Methods: Retrospective study conducted at Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology,
Neriman Akdam +4 more
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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Scale. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Medical device–related pressure injuries are a significant and largely preventable patient safety problem, yet existing pressure injury risk scales do not adequately capture device‐specific risk factors in adults. This methodological study developed and psychometrically evaluated a standardized risk assessment scale to identify medical device ...
Karadağ A, Uçanbelen A, Dalli ÖE.
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Nurses' Clinical Decision-Making About Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospital Settings: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Aim To systematically explore research on nurses' clinical decision‐making and factors influencing pressure injury prevention in hospitalised patients. Design Scoping review. Data Sources Medline full text, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature Plus with full text, and Scopus.
Cordina J, Rolls K, Sim J.
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Improving pressure injury risk assessment using real-world data from skilled nursing facilities: A cohort study. [PDF]
Abstract This study aimed to improve the predictive accuracy of the Braden assessment for pressure injury risk in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) by incorporating real‐world data and training a survival model. A comprehensive analysis of 126 384 SNF stays and 62 253 in‐house pressure injuries was conducted using a large calibrated wound database ...
Wynn MO +4 more
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Background and Objectives: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are highly vulnerable to the development of pressure ulcers (PUs). Risk score scale that would efficiently predict the formation of PU in such patients includes the Waterlow Scale and the ...
Pankaj Kumar, C. Dinesh
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ABSTRACT Aims To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility among nurses of Decubitus Risk Prediction Alerts based on Artificial Intelligence (DRAAI), and to assess the feasibility of the implementation plan. Design A process evaluation of a pilot implementation study using mixed methods. Methods Acceptability and feasibility of DRAAI among nurses from
Denise Spoon +4 more
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Whilst a range of nutrition support interventions for those undergoing osteosarcoma treatment has been studied and interest is growing, the evidence is fragmented, methodologically weak and indicates wide variation in clinical practice. We identify priority research needed to establish evidence‐based clinical practice guidance.
Laura Sealy +5 more
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Abstract Aim This qualitative study aimed to identify nurses' and allied health professionals' perceptions and experiences of providing hospital‐acquired pressure injury (HAPI) prevention in a paediatric tertiary hospital in Australia, as well as understand the perceived barriers and facilitators to preventing HAPI.
Tanesha A. Dimanopoulos +6 more
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An examination of how nurses use the Waterlow Scale for judgement and decision making in continuing care [PDF]
Using an information processing approach, this study examines how nurses working in the area of continuing care for older people in Scotland use the Waterlow scale to inform their judgement and decision making in risk of pressure ulcers and plan of care.
Baxter, Susan
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