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The purpose of this project was to use a behavioral theory to examine pressure ulcer prevention by nurses in a critical care setting. A root-cause analysis approach was used, including an integrative literature review, operationalization of behavioral constructs into a survey, and root-cause analysis application in a cardiovascular intensive care unit. This article highlights an innovative approach to quality improvement in critical care.
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Enfermagem de Cuidados Críticos , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar , Úlcera por Pressão/prevenção & controle , Melhoria de Qualidade , Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Comportamento , Unidades de Cuidados Coronarianos , Humanos , Meio-Oeste dos Estados Unidos , Avaliação em Enfermagem , Úlcera por Pressão/enfermagem , Medição de Risco , Análise de Causa Fundamental , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
Recent years have yielded substantial advancement by clinical track faculty in cohort expansion and collective contributions to the discipline of nursing. As a result, standards for progression and promotion for clinical faculty need to be more fully developed, articulated, and disseminated. Our school formed a task force to examine benchmarks for the progression and promotion of clinical faculty across schools of nursing, with the goal of guiding faculty, reviewers, and decision makers about what constitutes excellence in scholarly productivity. Results from analyses of curriculum vitae of clinical professors or associate professors at six universities with high research activity revealed a variety of productivity among clinical track members, which included notable diversity in the types of scholarly products. Findings from this project help quantify types of scholarship for clinical faculty at the time of promotion. This work provides a springboard for greater understanding of the contributions of clinical track faculty to nursing practice.
