1 40 1 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare3030574" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare3030574</a> Pages 574–585 Issue 3 Volume 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Improving Outcomes by Implementing a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program (PUPP): Going beyond the Basics. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 2015-07 Subject The topic of the resource hospital-acquired pressure ulcers; pressure ulcer prevention; pressure ulcer prevention education; skin care Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cano Amparo; Anglade Debbie; Stamp Hope; Joaquin Fortunata; Lopez Jennifer A; Lupe Lori; Schmidt Steven P; Young Daniel L Description An account of the resource A multidisciplinary process improvement program was initiated at the University of Miami Hospital (UMH) in 2009 to identify the prevalence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPU) at the institution and to implement interventions to reduce the incidence of HAPU. This deliberate and thoughtful committee-driven process evaluated care, monitored results, and designed evidence-based strategic initiatives to manage and reduce the rate of HAPU. As a result all inpatient beds were replaced with support surfaces, updated care delivery protocols were created, and monitored, turning schedules were addressed, and a wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurse and support staff were hired. These initial interventions resulted in a decrease in the prevalence of HAPU at UMH from 11.7% of stage II to IV ulcers in the second quarter, 2009 to 2.1% the third quarter. The rate remained at or near the 2009 UMH benchmark of 3.1% until the first quarter of 2012 when the rate rose to 4.1%. At that time new skin products were introduced into practice and continuing re-education was provided. The rate of HAPU dropped to 2.76% by the second quarter of 2012 and has remained steadily low at 1%-2% for nine consecutive quarters. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare3030574" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.3390/healthcare3030574</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). 2015 Anglade Debbie Cano Amparo College of Graduate Studies Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) hospital-acquired pressure ulcers Joaquin Fortunata Lopez Jennifer A Lupe Lori NEOMED College of Graduate Studies NEOMED College of Pharmacy pressure ulcer prevention pressure ulcer prevention education Schmidt Steven P skin care Stamp Hope Young Daniel L