Advances in Skin & Wound Care
Implementing a Nurse-driven Quality Improvement System for Incontinence-associated Dermatitis Prevention in a General Surgery Ward
OBJECTIVE: This quality improvement (QI) project evaluated the effectiveness of a structured, nurse-driven incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) prevention system in reducing IAD incidence and severity and improving nursing staff knowledge and caregiver adherence in a general surgery ward. METHODS: A pre-post QI project was conducted in the general surgery ward of a tertiary hospital. The intervention included systematic identification of high-risk patients, standardized preventive nursing protocols, nurse train …