A nurse-led interdisciplinary leadership approach targeting pressure ulcer prevention in long-term care

Health Care Manag (Frederick). 2012 Jul-Sep;31(3):268-75. doi: 10.1097/HCM.0b013e3182619eca.

Abstract

Mounting evidence suggests that the quality of outcomes in long-term care can be improved by strengthening the leadership behaviors of nurses. Consequently, a reduction in the prevalence and incidence of pressure ulcers (PUs) is thought to be possible through a nurse-led, team-based approach. The purposes of this article were to (1) advocate for greater nurse-led interdisciplinary teamwork focusing on PU prevention and (2) describe how a transformational and practice-based framework can be used to guide the long-term care team to improve PU quality care outcomes. Application of nurse-led, team-conceptualized strategies enables interdisciplinary workers to partner and more effectively participate in PU prevention programs, thus deepening engagement in the organization's overall approach to achieving quality outcomes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Homes for the Aged*
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication*
  • Leadership*
  • Middle Aged
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nursing Homes*
  • Patient Care Team
  • Practice Patterns, Nurses'*
  • Pressure Ulcer / prevention & control*