Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Pressure Injury Prevention Practices: A Descriptive Survey.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore neonatal nursing practices for neonatal pressure injury (PI) risk assessment, pressure redistribution surface use, and moisture management.

Design: A descriptive survey.

Subject/settings: A sample of 252 neonatal nurses mainly from the United States responded to a survey distributed electronically through the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, the Academy of Neonatal Nurses, and on the Wound Source Web site.

Factors Associated With Pediatric Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify associations among pediatric patient characteristics (age and gender), hospital characteristics, inpatient unit characteristics (unit type, pressure injury prevention practices, and nurse staffing measures), and hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) in a group of pediatric patients and in those determined to be at risk for pressure injury.

Design: A descriptive, correlational analysis of data from a large dataset.

Subjects And Setting: The sample comprised 39,984 children aged 1 day to 18 years of age from 678 pediatric units in 271 participating hospitals across the United States.

A Peer-led Diabetes Education Program in a Homeless Community to Improve Diabetes Knowledge and Empowerment.

Peer-led diabetes education has been shown to be as effective, or more effective, than traditional education in improving glycemic control and diabetes self-care measures. A 4-week peer-led diabetes education program was conducted in a homeless community in Grand Rapids, Michigan to increase diabetes knowledge and empowerment. Knowledge scores increased significantly during sessions covering signs, symptoms, and complications of diabetes and diabetes medications (ps <.