Skin Assessments Conducted as Part of Patient Intake Improve Documentation of Pressure Ulcers on Admission, Reduce Incidence During Stay

Authors

Courtney Vose RN, MSN, MBA, APRN, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Robert X. Murphy, Jr. MD, MS, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

12-21-2011

Comments

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http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=3221

Published In/Presented At

Vose,C., & Murphy, R. (2011). Innovation Profile: Skin Assessments Conducted as Part of Patient Intake Improve Documentation of Pressure Ulcers on Admission, Reduce Incidence During Stay (Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg). In: AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange. Rockville, MD.

Disciplines

Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing

Department(s)

Patient Care Services / Nursing, Patient Care Services / Nursing Faculty, Department of Surgery, Department of Surgery Faculty

Document Type

Article