Publications by authors named "Lisa Marie Hayes"
Improving Vascular Access Dressing Integrity in the Acute Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project.
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs
September 2021
Article Synopsis
- The quality improvement project aimed to assess how transparent vascular access dressings and a liquid gum mastic adhesive affect the integrity of dressings at peripheral intravenous insertion sites while minimizing skin injuries.
- A multidisciplinary team reviewed existing data and conducted trials in two Indiana hospitals over a 2-week period using four different dressing protocols to find the most effective method.
- The results showed that using the gum mastic adhesive significantly improved dressing integrity, allowing 80% of dressings to remain intact after 7 days without any skin injuries, leading to a change in standard care practice at the institution.