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Become the PPUPET Master: Mastering Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment With the Pediatric Pressure Ulcer Prediction and

David J Sterken1, JoAnn Mooney2, Diana Ropele3

  • 1Pediatric Services, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI.

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
|December 3, 2014
PubMed

Insights

Hospital acquired pressure ulcers (HAPU) are preventable. Nurses developed the Pediatric Pressure Ulcer Prediction and Evaluation Tool (PPUPET) to better assess HAPU risk in children, addressing gaps in current methods.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Patient Safety
  • Wound Care

Background:

  • Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPU) are significant, preventable complications in inpatients.
  • Research on pressure ulcers in pediatric populations is limited.
  • Bedside nurses observed pressure ulcer trends not identified by existing risk assessment tools.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the validity and reliability of a novel risk assessment tool for pediatric pressure ulcers.
  • To address the gap in research regarding pressure ulcer development in children.
  • To improve the accuracy of pressure ulcer risk assessment in the pediatric inpatient setting.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the Pediatric Pressure Ulcer Prediction and Evaluation Tool (PPUPET) by bedside nurses and leadership.
  • Conducting multiple research studies to evaluate the tool.
  • Utilizing observations from quarterly HAPU audits to inform tool development.

Main Results:

  • The study focused on the creation and validation of the PPUPET.
  • Initial observations highlighted limitations in current pediatric pressure ulcer risk assessment.
  • Further details on specific results regarding PPUPET's validity and reliability are pending.

Conclusions:

  • There is a need for improved tools to assess pressure ulcer risk in pediatric patients.
  • The PPUPET was developed in response to observed clinical needs and limitations of existing methods.
  • Further research is essential to establish the PPUPET's clinical utility and impact on patient outcomes.

Keywords:
Hospital acquired pressure ulcer (HAPU)PPUPETPediatric pressure ulcersPressure ulcer

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