Improvement in the Quality of Pressure Injury Prevention in an Intensive Care Unit
Silvia Letícia Lima de Araújo Martins,
Maria Améllia Lopes Cabral,
Fábia Cheyenne Gomes de Morais Fernandes
et al.
Abstract:Objective: to assess the effect of implementing a quality improvement project on the process of pressure injury prevention in an adult Intensive Care Unit. Method: a quality improvement project for the pressure injury prevention process was carried out in an adult Intensive Care Unit of a public hospital from November 2022 to July 2023. It was developed following the steps of an improvement cycle. The quality level of pressure injury prevention was measured before and after the interventions, using six qualit… Show more
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