NURSING RESEARCH

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Poster Presentation

Name xxx

United State University

Course xxxxx

Professors xxxx

Date xxx

( The Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers Among The Elderly Patients Aged Above 60 And Patients with Decreased Mobility In The Hospital And Healthcare Facilities. ) ( )

( PICO-t ) ( Purpose of the Study )

( “ (P): the targeted population is elderly patients and decreased mobility patients who are in hospitals and healthcare facilities . Intervention (I): Education on the prevalence of the pressure ulcer and implementing the Braden Scale, repositioning, and utilization of the mepilex foam dressing Comparison (C): the standard practice Outcome (O): reduction in the risk of developing pressure ulcers Time (T): during hospitalization (2 weeks period of implementation) ? ” ) ( The purpose of the study is to highlight the benefits of using Braden Scale, applying mepilex foam dressing in bony prominence area and repositioning in at risk, decreased mobility patients and the elderly, aged above 60 (Papp, 2019) . ) ( Background/Significance ) ( Methods/Design ) ( T he research methods include Qualitative and Quantitative Methods. Among the Qualitative and Quantitative Methods used in the project include observations, Focus groups, and interviews. ) ( The project aims at implement ing ways to prevent the development of pressure ulcers among the elderly and decreased mobility patients in the hospital and healthcare facilities through the use of Braden Scale, applying mepilex foam dressing in bony prominence area and repositioning patients. (Papp, 2019) . )

( Proposed Intervention )

( The intervention focuses on the implementation or use of Braden Scale, applying mepilex silicon foam, to bony prominence area and repositioning patients as these have proven to be very effective in the prevention of pressure ulcers. ( Sving et al., 2020). T hereby, promote comfort and better quality of life as well as reducing hospital stay on patients. This will also save a lot of cost for the facil ities and government for patients. on medicare and Medicaid. as it reduces infections risks ( Atkinson et al., 2018) . ) ( Expected Results )

( The expected outcomes t he study will reveal that implementation of the Braden Scale, mepilex silicon foam, and repositioning patients among the sample population shows a tremendous improvement in the prevalence of pressure ulcers issues and development than patients outside the sample population with no prevalence method by the end of 2 weeks (Boyko et al., 2018) . )

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( Potential Implication to Practice ) ( The barriers related to the proposed intervention could be n egligence on patients and families , nurses and other healthcare workers not to adhere to treatment regimen by refusing to implement the prevalence method introduced above. Ways to overcome this barrier is through adequate teaching by engaging educational sections for families and healthcare workers ( Saleh et al., 2019). ) ( In the prevalence of pressure ulcer among the elderly, and patient with decreased mobility in the hospital and healthcare facilities, as in the sample population that the implementation or use of Braden Scale, applying mepilex silicon foam, to bony prominence area and repositioning patients have proven to be very effective in the prevention of pressure ulcers on at risk patients within the sample population compare to the same at risk patient outside the sample population that no prevalence method was used ( Saleh et al., 2019). This is because decreased mobility impairs circulation leading to development of pressure ulcers which in turn leads to detrimental complications. (Boyko et al., 2018) . ) ( Anticipated Conclusion ) ( Contact Information ) ( Acknowledgement ) ( I thank the physicians , nurses, and the patients who participated in the study. ) ( SFSSSddddMC Email [email protected] mmmjj )

( Atkinson, R. A., & Cullum, N. A. (2018). Interventions for pressure ulcers: a summary of evidence for prevention and treatment. Spinal Cord, 56(3), 186. Boyko, T. V., Longaker , M. T., & Yang, G. P. (2018). Review of the current management of pressure ulcers. Advances in wound care, 7(2), 57-67. Papp, A. A. (2019). Incisional negative pressure therapy reduces complications and costs in pressure ulcer reconstruction. International wound journal, 16(2), 394-400. ) ( Reference s )