Quality Improvement Project - Nursing Education Training

LITERATURE REVIEW 0
Quality Improvement
Project: Nursing
Education Training on
Pressure Injury
Prevention In Skilled
Nursing Facility with
elderly population

LITERATURE REVIEW 1
Introduction
A pressure ulcer is defined as an injury which is a common problem
faced by the patients that occur from prolonged pressure on the human
body. Such kind of injury mainly develops on the skin which covers bony
sections of the human body including hips, heels, tailbone and ankles. The
objective of this research is to review the previous studies based on the
pressure ulcer and identify the effective points about nursing education
training on pressure injury prevention.
Literature review and critical appraisal
The significance of the literature review is to evaluate the recent
studies by identifying main points and outcomes of the investigations. Using
an appropriate literature review, the strength and weaknesses of the
previous studies can be evaluated.
The critical appraisal is an effective way to evaluate the studies before
processing the actual research as it identifies the main points and
techniques highlighted by the writers along with the appropriateness of the
research. Therefore, it is reported that using critical appraisal the
researchers can reduce research gaps and complete the research in an
effective manner.
Article 1: Study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
evaluating the efficacy of a comprehensive pressure ulcer prevention
program for private for-profit nursing homes
This paper was written by Enid and other writers in the year 2016.
The aim of the paper is to produce a pressure ulcer prevention program for-
profit nursing homes (Kwong, Lee, & Yeung, 2016). As per the writers,
pressure ulcers are common healthcare problems which are linked with the
quality of care provided in the nursing home setting. In order to complete