Leaving Slings and Other Transfer Devices Under Patients
There are perceived benefits and risks of leaving slings and other transfer devices under patients and limited knowledge of PI occurrences associated with this practice. Clinical decision support can help staff determine safe sling use. More work is needed to test the safety of common sling and transfer device practices and define best practices for communicating PI risk related to sling and transfer device use across the care continuum.
Authors
- Blake Barrett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7895-8660)
- Sarah Bradley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0233-5851)
- Linda Cowan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0951-1021)
- Margeaux Chavez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8744-1874)
- Jason Lind (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1610-0431)
- Vianna Broderick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0573-7266)
- Tatjana Bulat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4380-942X)
Institutions
- James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital (US)
- VA Center for Clinical Management Research (US)
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (US)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/won.0000000000001144
- Primary Topic
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00