Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care

You Are Here: AHRQ Home > Research Findings > Long-term Care > Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit > Key Subject Area Index

Key Subject Area Index

Key Subject Areas	Tool Numbers
Assessing Attitudes	Tool 1A
Identifying Key Stakeholders	Tool 1B
Assessing Leadership Support	Tool 1C
Developing the Business Case	Tool 1D
Assessing Resource Needs	Tool 1E
Assessing Staff Knowledge	Tools 2G-2H
Building an Implementation Team	Tool 2A
Assessing Quality Improvement Processes	Tool 2B
Process Mapping	Tools 2C-2F
Developing an Implementation Plan	Tool 2I
Choosing a Best Practices Bundle	Tool 3A
Skin Assessments	Tools 3B-3C, 5A
Risk Assessments	Tools 3D-3E
Developing a Care Plan	Tool 3F
Patient and Family Education	Tool 3G
Defining Staff Roles	Tools 4A-4B
Assessing Current Staff Education and Training	Tool 4C
Defining the Role of the Wound Care Team
Defining the Role of the Unit-Based Team
Defining the Role of the Unit Champion
Managing Change
Engaging and Educating Staff
Measuring Prevalence and Incidence Rates	Tool 5A
Measuring Key Processes	Tools 5B-5E
Sustaining Improvements

Return to Contents

AHRQ Publication No. 11-0053-EF
Current as of April 2011

Internet Citation:

Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0053-EF, April 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/ltc/pressureulcertoolkit/