How consistent and effective are current repositioning strategies for pressure ulcer prevention?
How consistent and effective are current repositioning strategies for pressure ulcer prevention?
Aim
To examine the inter-practitioner variability of repositioning for pressure ulcer prevention, the effectiveness of the intervention, and whether the provision of written guidance influenced the repositioning technique.
Methods
A pre-test post-test study design was utilised. Descriptive data regarding the work history of participants was collected. Participants were invited to reposition a healthy volunteer before and after reviewing guidance detailing the 30° side-lying technique. The researchers measured the resulting turn angles and assessed offloading of bony prominences.
Results
The repositioning technique varied considerably in the sample of nurse participants. Turn angles decreased following the guidance, but offloading of body sites vulnerable to pressure damage remained sporadic.
Conclusion
Pressure ulcer prevention training should include practical demonstrations of repositioning. Clear guidance regarding the optimal repositioning technique for pressure ulcer prevention is needed.
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Woodhouse, Marjolein
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Worsley, Peter
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Voegeli, David
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Schoonhoven, Lisette
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August 2019
Woodhouse, Marjolein
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Voegeli, David
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Woodhouse, Marjolein, Worsley, Peter, Voegeli, David, Schoonhoven, Lisette and Bader, Daniel
(2019)
How consistent and effective are current repositioning strategies for pressure ulcer prevention?
Applied Nursing Research, 48, .
(doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2019.05.013).
Abstract
Aim
To examine the inter-practitioner variability of repositioning for pressure ulcer prevention, the effectiveness of the intervention, and whether the provision of written guidance influenced the repositioning technique.
Methods
A pre-test post-test study design was utilised. Descriptive data regarding the work history of participants was collected. Participants were invited to reposition a healthy volunteer before and after reviewing guidance detailing the 30° side-lying technique. The researchers measured the resulting turn angles and assessed offloading of bony prominences.
Results
The repositioning technique varied considerably in the sample of nurse participants. Turn angles decreased following the guidance, but offloading of body sites vulnerable to pressure damage remained sporadic.
Conclusion
Pressure ulcer prevention training should include practical demonstrations of repositioning. Clear guidance regarding the optimal repositioning technique for pressure ulcer prevention is needed.
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How consistent and effective are current repositioning strategies for pressure ulcer prevention?
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Accepted/In Press date: 12 May 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 25 May 2019
Published date: August 2019
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/430967
ISSN: 0897-1897
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