Date of Award
Fall 12-7-2025
Document Type
Scholarly Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
First Advisor
Hilary Morgan, PhD, CNM, CNE
Second Advisor
Barbara Kelley, PhD, MSN, RN, CENP
Abstract
Practice Problem: The identified practice problem for this project was the lack of a standardized pressure injury prevention program in a 350-bed acute care hospital. The lack of a standard program could be leading to increased hospital-acquired pressure injuries. PICOT: In adult inpatients in a medical/surgical unit (P), does the implementation of a standard unit-based pressure injury prevention program (I) compared to the current practice (C) increase the percentage of nursing skin risk assessment documentation (O) over a 10-week period (T)?
Evidence: The literature supports the development of standard pressure injury prevention programs and continuing education to decrease hospital-acquired pressure injuries.
Intervention: Administering a pre intervention assessment, providing education to the nursing staff on skin risk assessment documentation and available pressure injury prevention resources, and administering a post intervention assessment.
Outcome: The outcome was not as anticipated due to the project objectives not being met, the pre and post assessments were not completed, education of 90% of the unit’s nursing staff was not completed due to low attendance of educational presentations, and there was a decrease in the compliance of skin risk assessment documentation.
Conclusion: The project did not meet the objectives; however, the education provided did increase the nursing staff’s knowledge of available pressure injury resources and re-educated on skin risk assessment documentation. This project provided framework for continuing education and development of a standard pressure injury prevention program. Additional review should be conducted after a standard continuing education program has been implemented to determine the effectiveness in reducing hospital-acquired pressure injuries.
Recommended Citation
Orial, S. (2025). The Importance of a Pressure Injury Prevention Program in Acute Hospital Settings. [Doctoral project, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences]. SOAR @ USA: Student Scholarly Projects Collection. 10.46409/sr.JJVG4455
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Comments
Scholarly project submitted to the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences for partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice- Nurse Executive.