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THE Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serv-
ices report that pressure injuries (PIs) affect
millions of patients each year, with incidence
rates ranging from 2.2% to 23.9% in long-term
care organizations. PIs occur as a result of in-
tense or prolonged pressure in combination
with shear and are affected by excessive heat
and moisture, poor nutrition and blood circu-
lation, chronic illness, and soft-tissue condi-
tions (for example, an abrasion or sprain).
For 3 years, PI prevalence increased at a
Texas long-term continuing care retirement com-
munity that provides independent living, assisted
living, memory care, and skilled nursing. The or-
ganization faced several challenges, including
the lack of a nurse educator and inconsistent
continuing education for nursing staff.
To address these challenges, a PI quality
improvement team, consisting of the director
of nurses, an assistant director of nurses, an
RN, a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and a
certified nurse assistant (CNA), was created to
develop an evidence-based practice (EBP)
project of educational interventions and
strategies for consistent PI prevention. The
project was part of the author’s doctor of
nursing practice (DNP) program.
First steps
The QI team started the project by using the
PICOT (Patient, population, problem; Inter-
vention; Comparison, control; Outcome, ob-
jective; Timeframe) mnemonic to develop
this question:
P: In LPNs caring for older adult residents in
nursing homes,
I: how will the implementation of a formal PI
prevention program
Pressure injury
prevention in
long-term care
Follow the
evidence to
improve
outcomes.
By Melissa De Los Santos, DNP, RN
L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S
1. Describe strategies for preventing pressure injuries (PIs) in long-term care (LTC).
2. Discuss how to implement a project designed to prevent PIs in LTC.
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C: compared to no formal program
O: affect PI incidence
T: over a 5-month period?
A systematic literature search was then
completed across three databases (PubMed,
CINAHL, and Cochrane Library). The search
initially yielded more than
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