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Table 1 PuPP intervention elements

From: Peri-operative nurses’ knowledge and reported practice of pressure injury risk assessment and prevention: A before-after intervention study

Intervention

Contents

30-minute audio-visual presentation outlining pressure injury:

a. Aetiology

 

b. Staging

 

c. Risk factors for peri-operative patients

 

d. Risk assessment & documentation requirements

 

e. Peri-operative pressure prevention strategies

 

f. Evidence based resources, policies & guidelines

Resource folder and companion CD:

a. Slides from presentation

 

b. Evidence-based references

 

c. Current policies and guidelines

Reminders

a. Verbal reminders of audio-visual presentation key points provided at staff meetings

 

b. Visual reminders of audio-visual presentation key points provided by four series of colour posters on prominent display throughout the operating suite over 8 weeks between survey periods (nb: a new series of four posters displayed every 2 weeks) addressing:

 

- The importance of a preoperative risk assessment score;

 

- Recommended pressure prevention devices;

 

- Alerts regarding non-recommended pressure prevention devices;

 

- Intraoperative documentation requirements

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BMC Nursing

ISSN: 1472-6955

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