This session focuses on reducing pressure ulcers in the acute care setting and how one hospital eliminated them completely. The presenter shares how the hospital's team worked with the Indiana State Board of Health and will describe how their successful pressure ulcer pilot program worked.
Contact hours available until 9/29/2015.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Speaker(s) have no disclosures to declare.
Planning Committee members have no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
This educational activity has been co-provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. and Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC-COA).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered nursing, Provider Number, CEP 5387.
Objectives:
- Identify Indiana's ranking for hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (Pus).
- Discuss best practice interventions, including the improvement model.
- Summarize achieved patient outcomes.