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Pressure Ulcer Prevention deals with
the identification of at risk patients who are vulnerable to develop
Pressure Ulcers during their stay as in-patients. Prevention
strategies using evidence based medicine are initiated to prevent
such Ulcers from occurring.
Pressure Ulcer Management deals with identifying patients with
Pressure Ulcers. Evidence based treatment strategies/protocols are
instituted to treat and prevent new Ulcer development, resulting in
positive patient outcomes.
(A dash " - " means that there is no available comparison.)
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Management
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Proper
Assessment : |
88.2% |
91.8% |
Braden Scale Completed : |
74.6% |
89.4% |
Nurse notifies MD of Pressure Ulcer :
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87.3% |
98.2% |
Pain Assessment-Pre Wound Care : |
93.3% |
93.6% |
Pain Assessment-Post Wound Care : |
93.3% |
93.6% |
Time Initial Assessment is Documented : |
82.4% |
87.2% |
Time Wound Care is Performed & Documented : |
89.6% |
98% |
Physical Therapy Screen Completed : |
84.9% |
89.3% |
Dietary Screen Completed : |
88.1% |
92.7% |
All Criteria Met : |
81.5% |
84% |
Prevention
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Turning Every 2 Hours : |
85.3% |
84.8% |
Braden Scale Performed on Admission : |
94.7% |
85.3% |
Documentation Reflects Heel Offloading :
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80.3% |
84.5% |
Skin Protectant Applied : |
87.8% |
83.8% |
Documentation Reflects Supporting Surface : |
95.4% |
97.7% |
Ancillary Screens Completed : |
80.3% |
91% |
Point of Care Documented : |
91.3% |
97.3% |
Specialist Referral : |
91% |
94.9% |
Complete Wound Assessment : |
91.8% |
91.8% |
All Criteria Met : |
74.8% |
76.3% |
Below are links to various resources for
Pressure Ulcer information and other online tools provided by Valley
Baptist Health System. |
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