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ADVANCES IN SKIN & WOUND CARE
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 13-18Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000425935.94874.41
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pressure ulcers; hospital-acquired pressure ulcers; acute care and pressure ulcers; pressure ulcer prevalence; quality improvement
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Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) are a serious nosocomial problem that has been viewed as a ubiquitous consequence of immobility. This article provides data from the Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC) that shows a significant reduction in HAPUs in adults from 78 acute care hospitals over 8 years (2003-2010).
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