Running head: PICOT STATEMENT PAPER
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PICOT Statement Paper
Grand Canyon University; NRS 490
December 11, 2018
PICOT STATEMENT PAPER
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PICOT Statement Paper
A pressure injury (PI), also previously known as pressure ulcer or bed sore, is a lesion on
the skin caused by some form of insult (Montenegro de Albuquerque, de Melo Buriti
Vasconcelos, Marques Andrade de Souza, Costa de Lima Chaves, Fernandes Costa, & Guimarães
Oliveira Soares, 2018). This could include pressure, shear, friction, or any combination
(Bereded, Salih, & Abebe, 2018). Most PI are located on bony prominences with localized harm
to the surrounding skin and sometimes soft tissue (Montenegro de Albuquerque et al., 2018).
According to statistics, “for every 1,000,000 patients who developed PU 65,000 die from
complications” (Bereded, Salih, & Abebe, 2018). With numbers like this it is apparent that this is
a considerable global health concern. PI prevention will be the primary focus of this paper with
an emphasis on the need for implementation of nursing intervention.
While enforcing the projected nursing interventions, it will also bring additional
education to the nursing staff caring for patients with increased risk of developing a PI. More
specifically, PI prevention in hospitalized patients located on the medical-surgical unit of a small
50 bed, rural hospital in eastern Oregon. Offering explanation for the interventions will allow
these nurses insight and the ability to become more competent in the prevention of PI. Thus,
decreasing PI prevalence and incidence in the facility.
