Hospital-acquired Pressure Injuries
According to a recent U.S. study, 4-8 percent of all inpatients will develop hospital-acquired pressure injuries. In addition to pain and the risk for serious infections, pressure injuries result in increased length of stay, readmissions and $2.41 billion in excess healthcare costs. The attached Safety Action Bundle provides a collection of the best evidenced based practices and tools to help healthcare organizations reduce the occurrence of these events.
Measure Definition Sheet
AHRQ PSI #03 Specifications (Updated June 2018)
Getting Started
Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Quick Reference Guide
AHRQ: Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
IHI: How-to Guide: Prevent Pressure Ulcers
NPUAP: Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice and Guideline
WOCN: Guideline for Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers (Injuries)
WSHA Toolkit
Resources
NPUAP: Pressure Injury Staging Illustrations
NPUAP: Pressure Injury Prevention Points
NPUAP: Best Practice for Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries Posters
NPUAP: Pressure Ulcer Root Cause Analysis Template
NPUAP: Support Surface Standards Initiative- Terms and Definitions
