Prescription of pressure injury preventative interventions following risk assessment: An exploratory, descriptive study
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Lovegrove, Josephine Grace, Fulbrook, Paul and Miles, Sandra. (2018). Prescription of pressure injury preventative interventions following risk assessment: An exploratory, descriptive study. International Wound Journal. 15(6), pp. 985 - 992. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.12965
Authors | Lovegrove, Josephine Grace, Fulbrook, Paul and Miles, Sandra |
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Abstract | This exploratory, descriptive study aimed to identify and describe the pressure injury preventative interventions prescribed by nurses following the assessment of a patient's pressure injury risk and to compare the prescribed interventions relative to the assessed risk level. A total of 200 inpatients in a tertiary Australian hospital were included. Patients' charts were audited within 24 hours of admission. Data collected included patient characteristics, pressure injury risk assessment score and level, and preventative interventions prescribed. Most patients were assessed as not being at risk, with the largest group of at‐risk patients assessed as being at high risk. Some not‐at‐risk patients were prescribed interventions intended for those at risk, while prescription rates of preventative interventions recommended for those at any level of risk were variable (6%–64%). Significant associations were found between assessed pressure injury risk and preventative intervention prescription. Preventative intervention prescription was inadequate, potentially exposing some patients to pressure injury. However, the association between intervention prescription and risk level suggests that nurses are prescribing interventions relative to risk. A more structured approach to intervention prescription according to risk level, such as a care bundle, may help to improve nurses' preventative intervention prescription and ensure that all at‐risk patients receive appropriate preventative interventions. |
Keywords | patient care planning; pressure injury; pressure injury prevention; pressure ulcer; risk assessment |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | International Wound Journal |
Journal citation | 15 (6), pp. 985 - 992 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
ISSN | 1742-4801 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.12965 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85052445410 |
Page range | 985 - 992 |
Research Group | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/87q5x/prescription-of-pressure-injury-preventative-interventions-following-risk-assessment-an-exploratory-descriptive-study
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