5 results match your criteria: "HUS Nursing Research Center[Affiliation]"
J Patient Saf
August 2024
HUS Nursing Research Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Aims: The objectives of this study were (1) to explore the consequences of falls; (2) to find out time and place of the fall events; and (3) to explore the impact of falls on the length of hospital stays in adults' inpatient acute care.
Background: In hospitals, falls are the most common accidents that can occur to a patient during hospitalization. Injuries resulting from serious falls can cause lifelong harm to the patient due to loss of well-being and independence.
BMC Nurs
June 2023
Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, HUS Nursing Research Center, PO Box 442, Helsinki, FI00029 HUS, Finland.
Background: Several nursing interventions for pressure injury prevention have been identified, including risk and skin status assessment. The aim of this study was to explore prevention of pressure injuries in Finnish acute inpatient care. The data were collected on pressure injury risk and skin status assessments, repositioning, the use of support surfaces, preventive skin care, malnutrition risk assessment, and nutritional care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Nurs
August 2023
HUS Nursing Research Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Background: Falls are common adverse events in acute care hospitals, and about 25-50% of fallers suffer injuries. In acute care, fall rates range from 0.4-9 falls per 1000 patient days, varying among unit types, patient characteristics, and diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pressure injures are a common adverse event in a hospital, and they are one of the most important quality indicators of patient care. Risk assessment is recommended as the first step in the prevention of pressure injuries. A Prevent Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Tool is a new tool for risk assessment that was developed by the Helsinki University Hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNutr Clin Pract
December 2021
Clinical Nutrition Unit, Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Background: Malnutrition is related to an increased rate of complications and prolonged hospital stays. Malnutrition risk screening is recommended for all hospital inpatients, but its applicability as part of routine care is not well known.
Methods: The prevalence of malnutrition risk, measured by the Screening Tool for Risk of Impaired Nutritional Status and Growth (STRONGkids), and acute malnutrition were studied 1 day per year in all pediatric inpatient and day wards in 2015 and 2016 and in inpatients and outpatients in 2017 at a university hospital.