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. 2017 Mar 22;44(3):283–292. doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000327

TABLE 5. HAPI Risk Assessment and Prevention Intervention Rates in NDNQI Hospitals That Do and Do Not Employ Wound Certified Nurses (CWOCN, CWCN, and CWON)a.

Variable N Mean SD 25th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile
Hospitals employing wound certified nurses
Risk assessment on admission 274 95.58 16.71 98.67 99.71 100.00
Skin assessment on admission 274 95.43 18.01 98.86 99.80 100.00
Risk assessment in last 24 h 274 93.21 35.00 97.23 99.55 100.00
% of patients at risk 274 47.53 23.80 31.37 45.38 62.01
Skin assessment intervention 274 88.51 26.14 93.15 98.62 100.00
Redistribution surface intervention 274 82.79 29.81 84.43 96.82 100.00
Repositioning intervention 274 77.92 30.75 72.57 91.99 99.26
Nutritional intervention 274 65.55 31.52 44.81 71.92 91.76
Moisture management intervention 274 76.93 31.84 70.05 90.49 99.04
Hospitals not employing wound certified nurses
Risk assessment on admission 362 94.15 21.24 98.35 99.66 100.00
Skin assessment on admission 362 93.13 24.62 98.73 99.80 100.00
Risk assessment in last 24 h 362 95.10 17.81 98.04 99.70 100.00
% of patients at risk 362 46.25 26.25 28.25 43.57 62.88
Skin assessment intervention 362 85.63 28.53 90.07 98.16 99.99
Redistribution surface use intervention 362 75.89 36.54 67.18 94.73 99.98
Repositioning intervention 362 76.83 32.76 65.85 93.71 99.29
Nutritional support intervention 361 60.43 36.27 33.28 68.55 93.35
Moisture management intervention 362 73.83 33.59 59.70 89.70 99.08
All hospitals
Risk assessment on admission 636 94.77 19.42 98.40 99.70 100.00
Skin assessment on admission 362 94.12 22.03 98.74 99.80 100.00
Risk assessment in last 24 h 362 94.29 26.61 97.66 99.63 100.00
% of patients at risk 362 46.80 25.21 29.49 44.35 62.49
Skin assessment intervention 362 86.88 27.53 91.78 98.38 100.00
Redistribution surface use intervention 362 78.86 33.95 73.81 95.93 100.00
Repositioning intervention 362 77.30 31.89 68.19 92.85 99.28
Nutritional support intervention 361 62.64 34.36 38.01 69.70 92.63
Moisture management intervention 362 75.17 32.85 64.43 90.19 99.04

Abbreviations: CWCN, certified wound care nurse; CWOCN, certified wound ostomy and continence nurse; CWON, certified wound ostomy nurse; HAPI, hospital-acquired pressure injury; NDNQI, National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators.

aAll rates are expressed in percentage.