A Peer-to-Peer Approach to Increasing Staff Competency and Engagement in Wound and Ostomy Care: A Quality Improvement Project.

Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to provide an innovative, participatory approach to the education of staff nurses and nursing support personnel to improve skills and competencies in wound and ostomy care while enhancing staff engagement and empowerment.

Participants And Setting: Project planning occurred between January and October 2020 and implementation began in November 2020. The project was implemented in 1 intensive care unit and 6 adult medical-surgical units of a 288-bed community hospital in the northeastern United States (Bronxville, New York).

Driving Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries to Zero: A Quality Improvement Project.

Objective: To implement a collaborative, interdisciplinary team approach to reducing hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) through nurse empowerment and engagement.

Methods: This quality improvement project was conducted at a 288-bed community hospital. The Donabedian model was used to design this intervention.

Reducing Tracheostomy Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury: A Quality Improvement Project.

Objective: To reduce the incidence of medical device-related pressure injuries associated with tracheostomies performed with the percutaneous dilation technique using a standardized multidisciplinary intervention.

Methods: The intervention was developed using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Preventing Pressure Injuries Toolkit. A fenestrated polyurethane foam dressing was sutured in place under the tracheostomy flange during insertion to reduce the risk of medical device-related pressure injuries.

Feasibility of nasal bridge pressure injury prevention using a protective dressing and the Halyard Fluidshield® N95 mask in a COVID-positive environment.

The purpose of this study was to prevent nasal bridge pressure injury among fit-tested employees, secondary to long-term wear of the N95 mask during working hours. A prospective, single-blinded, experimental cohort design. Participants were enrolled using the convenience sampling methods and randomisation was utilised for group assignment.

A systematic review of engagement in care and health care utilization among older adults living with HIV and non-communicable diseases.

It is critical to understand health care engagement and utilization among older persons living with HIV (OPWH) who may have greater burden for non-communicable diseases. Following the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review using 5 electronic databases was conducted to appraise and synthesize the current literature on the relationship of non-communicable diseases on engagement in care and health care utilization among OPWH. Original studies published in English between 2009 and 2019 were included, yielding 16 relevant articles.