| Key Subject Areas | Tool Numbers |
|---|---|
| Assessing Attitudes | Tool 1A |
| Identifying Key Stakeholders | Tool 1B |
| Assessing Leadership Support | Tool 1C |
| Developing the Business Case | Tool 1D |
| Assessing Resource Needs | Tool 1E |
| Assessing Staff Knowledge | Tools 2G-2H |
| Building an Implementation Team | Tool 2A |
| Assessing Quality Improvement Processes | Tool 2B |
| Process Mapping | Tools 2C-2F |
| Developing an Implementation Plan | Tool 2I |
| Choosing a Best Practices Bundle | Tool 3A |
| Skin Assessments | Tools 3B-3C, 5A |
| Risk Assessments | Tools 3D-3E |
| Developing a Care Plan | Tool 3F |
| Patient and Family Education | Tool 3G |
| Defining Staff Roles | Tools 4A-4B |
| Assessing Current Staff Education and Training | Tool 4C |
| Defining the Role of the Wound Care Team | |
| Defining the Role of the Unit-Based Team | |
| Defining the Role of the Unit Champion | |
| Managing Change | |
| Engaging and Educating Staff | |
| Measuring Prevalence and Incidence Rates | Tool 5A |
| Measuring Key Processes | Tools 5B-5E |
| Sustaining Improvements |
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Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Key Subject Area Index
Table of Contents
- Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
- Overview
- Key Subject Area Index
- 1. Are we ready for this change?
- 2. How will we manage change?
- 3. What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use?
- 4. How do we implement best practices in our organization?
- 5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices?
- 6. How do we sustain the redesigned prevention practices?
- 7. Tools and Resources
Publication: 11-0053-EF
Page last reviewed October 2014
Page originally created September 2012
Internet Citation: Key Subject Area Index. Content last reviewed October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pukey.html
