Case study is a long-established research tradition which predates the recent surge in
mixed-methods research. Although a myriad of nuanced definitions of case study exist …

Purpose To test an interventional patient skin integrity bundle, the InSPiRE protocol, for
reducing pressure injuries in critically ill patients in an Australian adult intensive care unit …

Background There is a high incidence of pressure ulcers in high‐risk settings such as
intensive care. There is emerging evidence that the application of dressings to pressure …

PURPOSE: To assess the incidence of hospital-acquired, surgery-related pressure injury
(ulcers) and identify risk factors for these injuries. DESIGN: We used a prospective cohort …

Background People seeking treatment for substance use disorders often have additional
health and social issues. Although individuals presenting with alcohol as the primary drug of …

Successful prevention of pressure ulcers is the end product of a complex series of care
processes including, but not limited to, the assessment of vulnerability to pressure damage; …

Background Health-related millennium development goals are off track in most of the
countries in the sub-Saharan African region. Lack of access to, and low utilization of …

BACKGROUND: An osteoporotic fracture (OPF) can significantly affect patients' activities of
daily living (ADLs). OBJECTIVE: This study observed the effects of evidence-based nursing …

A comment on this article appears in" Choose your tool wisely: u charts are more informative
than run charts with or without tests of significance. A comment on Unbeck et al.(2014) …

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the leading ambulatory care sensitive conditions
(ACSC) that lead to unplanned readmissions in the United States and among veterans of the …