Pressure injury prevention: An educational framework to improve action planning

Area of Science:

• Healthcare quality improvement
• Patient safety research
• Clinical practice enhancement

Background:

• Pressure injuries represent a significant patient safety concern.
• Standardized approaches to pressure injury prevention are needed.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration can enhance patient care outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

• To convene an interdisciplinary safety collaborative focused on pressure injury prevention.
• To strengthen pressure injury assessment, prevention, and treatment planning.
• To provide a learning-system platform for knowledge and tool sharing.

Main Methods:

• Convened an interdisciplinary safety collaborative over 5 months in 2023.
• Facilitated knowledge sharing and performance improvement tool exchange among participating teams.
• Operated under the protection of a Patient Safety Organization (PSO).

Main Results:

• Participating teams developed and shared improvement plans for pressure injury prevention.
• Enhanced action plans for pressure injury-related care were strengthened.
• A collaborative learning environment fostered shared learning and best practice development.

Conclusions:

• Interdisciplinary collaboration under a PSO framework effectively strengthens pressure injury prevention efforts.
• Shared learning and performance improvement tools enhance patient safety in pressure injury management.
• Continuous improvement in pressure injury assessment and treatment planning is achievable through collaborative safety initiatives.