Implementing a Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Prevention Bundle in Critical Care

Am J Nurs. 2024 Nov 1;124(11):38-48. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0001081732.13209.9b. Epub 2024 Oct 24.

Abstract

The emerging field of implementation science (IS) facilitates the sustainment of evidence-based practice in clinical care. This article, the third in a series on applying IS, describes how a nurse-led team at a multisite health system used IS concepts, methods, and tools to implement a hospital-acquired pressure injury (HAPI) prevention bundle on six critical care units, with the aim of decreasing HAPI incidence.

MeSH terms

  • Critical Care / methods
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease / prevention & control
  • Implementation Science
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Patient Care Bundles*
  • Pressure Ulcer* / nursing
  • Pressure Ulcer* / prevention & control