Development of Pressure Ulcer Trigger Tool for the Neonatal Population
Pressure ulcer may develop in VBLW infants due to a variety of factors. Because there was no pressure ulcer risk assessment used by NICU nurse in this facility, a group of wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurses used the lowa Model for Evidence-Based Practice (Titler et al., 2001) to develop three questions that were integrated into the electronic flow sheets where by skin integrity of every VLEW infant was assessed every shift. The three questions pertained to movement of extremities, reponse to discomfort, and assessment of tissue perfusion. A negative response to any of the three questions cued the NICU nurse to make a referral to the WOC nurse. the effectiveness of the three questions was evaluated by the WOC nurses who completed a pressure risk assessment, using a standardize instrument, on 15 preterm infants. they then compared their risk scores of the assessments with the results of the three trigger questions answered by the NICU nurse. Results demon strated that almost all infant who were identified as at risk for pressure ulcer development through the use of the three questions. These findings demonstrate that the three questions were an efficient and effective way to assess infants at risk for altered skin integerity
Development of Pressure Ulcer Trigger Tool for the Neonatal Population Pressure ulcer may develop in VBLW infants due to a variety of factors. Because there was no pressure ulcer risk assessment used by NICU nurse in this facility, a group of wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurses used the lowa Model for Evidence-Based Practice (Titler et al., 2001) to develop three questions that were integrated into the electronic flow sheets where by skin integrity of every VLEW infant was assessed every shift. The three questions pertained to movement of extremities, reponse to discomfort, and assessment of tissue perfusion. A negative response to any of the three questions cued the NICU nurse to make a referral to the WOC nurse. the effectiveness of the three questions was evaluated by the WOC nurses who completed a pressure risk assessment, using a standardize instrument, on 15 preterm infants. they then compared their risk scores of the assessments with the results of the three trigger questions answered by the NICU nurse. Results demon strated that almost all infant who were identified as at risk for pressure ulcer development through the use of the three questions. These findings demonstrate that the three questions were an efficient and effective way to assess infants at risk for altered skin integerity
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