NR 706 Week 6 Assignment; Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers Presentation

Put your Project Title Here Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers Name and Credentials Here NR 706 Week 6 Practice Problem Analysis Assignment Instructor’s Name Here Practice Problem Identification In the elderly patients The PICOT components are; Population - the elderly patients Therapeutic intervention Comparison- 2 hours turning Outcome Time- 8 weeks Background/Significance Elevated cases of Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPU) being recorded despite the guidance provided to prevent HAPUs. Previous studies on use of electrical stimulated-based therapeutic wearable found that patients can reposition autonomously and effortlessly. Nurse have been found informed on therapeutic repositioning. Combined Event-Based turning and time-based turning (TBT) has shown to be more effective than the usual TBT. Background/Significance cont… Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria Elderly patients (≥ 50 years old) Young patients (less than 50 years old) Pressure ulcers surface area ≥5cm2. Pressure ulcers surface area (