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The Nurse Safety Scholar-in-Residence program will focus initially ondeveloping tools and best practices to maintain skin integrity and preventpressure ulcers. An estimated 2.5 million patients are treated for pressureulcers in acute care facilities in the United States each year, according tostudies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2003and 2006. In the future, expert nurse clinicians and scholars in the programwill concentrate on putting into practice evidence-based solutions to preventpatient falls. Both pressure ulcers and in-hospital falls are among thepreventable conditions and events on Medicare's "no pay" list.
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"Nurses play a role in all patient safety efforts and this scholar-in-residence program will give nursing leaders an opportunity to develop andshare innovative solutions to these significant patient safety problems," saysDeborah Nadzam, Ph.D., F.A.A.N., practice leader, Patient Safety, JCR.
"At Hill-Rom we strive to use our resources in ways that make a differenceevery day in the lives of patients and their caregivers," says MelissaFitzpatrick, R.N., M.S.N., F.A.A.N., vice president and chief clinical officerfor Hill-Rom. "We see collaborating with JCR in this important research as onekey way to support the discovery of new solutions to truly enhance the safetyand ultimate positive outcomes for patients. Collaborating with a world-classorganization such as JCR enables us to accomplish patient safety goals thatneither of us would be able to accomplish on our own."
The selected nurse will serve a twelve-month appointment as Scholar-in-Residence and, in addition to other project responsibilities, will:
The program will be managed through JCR. Applicants are now being soughtfor the scholar-in-residence program. The deadline for applications isFebruary 23, with the first scholars being announced in April 2009. For moreinformation about the program or to apply, please visithttp://www.jcrinc.com/JCR-Hill-Rom-Nurse-Scholar/.
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About Hill-Rom
Hill-Rom is a leading worldwide manufacturer and provider of medicaltechnologies and related services for the health care industry, includingpatient support systems, safe mobility and handling solutions, non-invasivetherapeutic products for a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions,medical equipment rentals, and information technology solutions. Hill-Rom'scomprehensive product and service offerings are used by health care providersacross the health care continuum in hospitals, extended care facilities andhome care settings to enhance the safety and quality of patient care.
Hill-Rom ... enhancing outcomes for patients and their caregivers.The goals of the program are: -- Fostering the professional development of expert nurse clinicians and scholars to become translators of evidence into practice; -- Identifying best practice processes and technology associated with providing safe care for specific clinical problems; and -- Establishing hospital collaborative projects focused on clinical challenges and adverse events, initially relating to skin care and the prevention of falls.
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