Eliminati ng hospital-acquired pressure ulcers


Associate Director of Nursing, Arlene Wellman, enjoyed a double celebrati on earlier this year. Not only did she win the Florence Nighti ngale Foundati on Edna Marion Read Poster Competi ti on for Care Improvement, a nati onal competi ti on, but she was also named as one of just 11 senior nurses from across the country to secure a presti gious Florence Nighti ngale Foundati on Aspiring Nurse Directors Leadership Scholarship.


Arlene’s winning poster detailed the Trust’s drive to eliminate hospital- acquired pressure ulcers. Measures included additi onal training for staff , as well as improvements in the documentati on, pathways and equipment used to improve and reduce hospital-acquired pressure ulcers.


Arlene said: “The drive to reduce pressure ulcers in our Trust is something I am really proud to have led. Hot debriefs are really helping us to improve pati ent care when it comes to pressure ulcers. If we are able to detect a patt ern, we can see if we can do something diff erently to prevent similar problems going forward.”


18 | Chief Nurse Review 2016/17: Nursing, Midwifery and Therapies


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