Pressure ulcers are one of the largest risks facing patients in hospitals today. The program that is described in this proposal sets out an agenda for dealing with this problem in a way that focuses on prevention. It is important because increasing numbers of patients are entering hospitals with conditions and then developing these pressure ulcers while under the care of health care professionals. This is unacceptable and needs to be addressed.
A new approach to the way that health care professionals deal with pressure ulcers is what will emerge out of this proposed program. Not only will the quality of care given to the patients improve, but so to will the greater system. Prevention of pressure ulcers is something that will require resources, but not working to prevent pressure ulcers is something that requires even more resources.
[...] The key is having knowledgeable staff that are capable of executing the assessment, including “accurate staging of the pressure ulcer and checking for fever, malnutrition and or dehydration, and local factors such as pressure, edema and incontinence.” (Calianno, 2007: 49). Nurses must mobilize themselves in such a way that allows them to call on multi-disciplinary teams that are able to coordinate their efforts to deal with pain management, redistributing pressure, and care of local wounds. Nurses need to also be aware of when they are able to provide care, and when it must be passed off to a more knowledgeable doctor. [...]
[...] To sum up, the tasks that will need to followed for the objectives and goals to be met are: “conduct regular prevalence and incidence surveys, monitor survey results using internal and external benchmarks, monitor compliance in documenting risk assessment, promote consistent education of healthcare providers on pressure ulcer prevention, educate parents and families about pressure risk and prevention, disseminate evidence-based guidelines on pressure ulcer prevention, use a validated pressure ulcer risk assessment tool appropriate for the type of facility, follow evidence- based pressure ulcer prevention guidelines, facilitate effective communication among healthcare professionals, allocate adequate resources for pressure ulcer prevention, and encourage research in pressure ulcer prevention.” (Calianno, 2007: 49). [...]
[...] Program Description It is clear that pressure ulcers are a big problem in the health care sector, and that our focus needs to shift to ways of alleviating the prevalence and incidence of these pressure ulcers. A good way of doing this was recommended by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP), and it states that health care facilities ought to assess the frequency with which pressure ulcers appear in their facilities, as this indicates how mush of a problem it is an a specific facility, not generally across larger regions. [...]
[...] To summarize, the program description focuses on the way that nurses approach the problem of pressure ulcers, and they must do so in a way that highlights prevention. They must conduct a root cause analysis, report the events as accurately as possible, allocate the proper resources for the care of pressure ulcers, the staff must be properly educated to cope with the condition, and a formal process improvement plan must occur as a result of regular audits of how well it is working. [...]
[...] Severe pressure ulcer wounds can serve to heighten a patients risk for infection and produce stress for their immune system. They are painful and limit one's functionality. Pressure ulcers are a condition that will occur in society, but more funding is needed to ensure that patients do not develop pressure ulcers while under hospital care, as this is currently a big problem. (Earthy, 2007). There is an abundance of literature on the subject of pressure ulcers. It all revolves around the same idea, which is the need for a new approach to the way pressure ulcers are dealt with. [...]
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