Cochisefoxtail Qualityimprovementpresentation
Cochisefoxtail Qualityimprovementpresentation
Cochisefoxtail Qualityimprovementpresentation
Associated Pressure
Injuries (HAPI):
New Grad RN HAPI Prevention
Education Program
AIMS to improve:
● Efficiency
● Effectiveness
● Safety
Unit Data
● May 2023: 2 occurrences, incidence rate of 4.5
● June 2023: 2 occurrences, incidence rate of 4.5
● August 2023: 3 occurrences, incidence rate of 7
● September 2023: 5 occurrences, incidence rate of 12.7
● November 2023: 1 occurrence, incidence rate of 2.3
● January 2024: 1 occurrence, incidence rate of 2.2
Questions Answered
● Does the introduction of a New Grad RN cohort correspond to the following 2 month spike in HAPI
incidences in the MSICU at NWMC?
Predictions
● Once the program begins and throughout its duration, HAPI incidences will decrease, and by the end
of the program, the incidence rate will be 0 in the MSICU at NWMC.
Testing Changes: Program Plan
Structure
● 1 mandatory 2 hour class each month for 6 months, each covering 1 competency
● 2 classes lead by Clinical Nurse Educator each month in reserved conference room
● Lectures, demonstrations, case studies & skill practice
Curriculum
● Current NWMC HAPI prevention procedures
● Content: (1) Etiologies & risk factors, (2) Risk & skin assessment, (3) Positioning &
supportive devices, (4) Nutritional interventions, (5) Impact of change of condition, (6)
Documentation & referrals
Evaluation
● Pre-test and pass/fail post-test
Testing Changes: Do & Study
Do
● Collect data on HAPI incidence rates each month before, during, & after program
● Collect data on documentation of risk & skin assessment, prevention interventions, and
referrals (if indicated) for every patient
Study
● Data re-evaluation intervals based on program for next cohort (July-Dec 2024)
● Analyze trends:
1) 2 months prior to program (May-June)
2) 2 months into program (Sept-Aug)
3) 2 months following program (Jan-Feb)
4) 1 year following end of program (Dec 2025)
Potential Barriers
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000464
Cox, J., Edsberg, L. E., Koloms, K., & VanGilder, C. A. (2022). Pressure injuries in critical care patients in US hospitals: results of
the international pressure ulcer prevalence survey. Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, 49(1), 21–28.
https://doi.org/10.1097/WON.0000000000000834.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (n.d.). How to improve: model for improvement: setting aims. Institute for Healthcare
Improvement. https://www.ihi.org/resources/how-to-improve/model-for-improvement-setting-aims
Kavanagh, J. M., & Szweda, C. (2017). A crisis in competency: The strategic and ethical imperative to assessing new graduate
National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP). (2023). Standardized Pressure Injury Prevention Protocol (S-PIPP).
https://npiap.com/
Rush, K. L., Janke, R., Duchscher, J. E., Phillips, R., & Kaur, S. (2019a). Best practices of formal new graduate Transition
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.02.010
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