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RSS FeedsReduced Risk of Pressure Injuries at Hospitals with Nurses Certified in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care
(WorldNews Netherlands)

 
 

23 march 2017 23:07:39

 
Reduced Risk of Pressure Injuries at Hospitals with Nurses Certified in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care
(WorldNews Netherlands)
 


Hospitals that employ nurses who have specialty certification in wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) care have lower rates of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs), reports a study in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing. Official journal of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society, the Journal of WOCNŽ is published by Wolters Kluwer. The reduction in HAPIs at hospitals with WOC-certified nurses is accompanied by better pressure injury risk assessment and prevention practices, according to the analysis of national survey data, led by Diane K. Boyle, PhD, RN, FAAN, of University of Wyoming, Laramie. The findings also suggest that nearly two-thirds of US...


 
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