Zero HAPU in the MICU: Nursing Best Practices Reduce Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers in the Medical Intensive Care Unit

Hospital acquired pressure ulcers (HAPU) have been associated with an increased length of stay, sepsis and mortality. The total treatment cost in the United States is over $11 billion/year.

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Work Title Zero HAPU in the MICU: Nursing Best Practices Reduce Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
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  1. Dee Reardon, RN, CCRN
Keyword
  1. Penn State Hershey Nursing
  2. Pressure Ulcers
License All rights reserved
Work Type Poster
Publication Date May 2012
Subject
  1. Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Deposited November 21, 2013

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