Preventing Pressure Ulcers in the Veterans Health Administration Using a Virtual Breakthrough Series Collaborative

The Veterans Health Administration implemented a Virtual Breakthrough Series to prevent pressure ulcers. The pressure ulcer rate decreased from 1.2 to 0.9 per 1000 bed days of care (P = .017). The most common interventions were education (N = 26; 68%), improved documentation (N = 23; 61%), and the u...

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Published inJournal of nursing care quality Vol. 32; no. 4; p. 301
Main Authors Zubkoff, Lisa, Neily, Julia, King, Beth, Morgan, Storm, Young-Xu, Yinong, Boar, Shoshana, Mills, Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2017
Subjects
Documentation - methods
Evidence-Based Nursing
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Pressure Ulcer - prevention & control
Quality Improvement - organization & administration
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs - organization & administration
Veterans Health
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Summary:The Veterans Health Administration implemented a Virtual Breakthrough Series to prevent pressure ulcers. The pressure ulcer rate decreased from 1.2 to 0.9 per 1000 bed days of care (P = .017). The most common interventions were education (N = 26; 68%), improved documentation (N = 23; 61%), and the use of equipment and supplies (N = 21; 55%). In summary, this project helped improve pressure ulcer rates in the Veterans Health Administration and presents a promising model for implementing a virtual model for improvement.
ISSN:1550-5065
DOI:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000242