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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/impguide.pdf
June 02, 2025 - ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 1 
Implementation of 
the Prevention … ulcer prevention program and choose the On-Time 
pressure ulcer reports to use in daily practice. … Prevention 
Reports 
Review of the Nursing Home’s Pressure Ulcer 
Prevention Program 
 
SAY: … to think about 
how the On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program can help 
them reduce pressure ulcers … ulcer prevention, and what they do to identify the root 
cause of new pressure ulcers.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3.html
October 01, 2014 - What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? … What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? 
 4. … Pressure ulcer prevention in the acute care setting. … Pressure ulcer prevention is resource intensive. … Pressure sore prevention.  Palliative Care Today  1999;8(3):38-39.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3.html
October 01, 2014 - What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? … What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? 
 4. … Pressure ulcer prevention in the acute care setting. … Pressure ulcer prevention is resource intensive. … Pressure sore prevention.  Palliative Care Today  1999;8(3):38-39.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/erepguide.pdf
March 22, 2014 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 1 
Pressure Ulcer 
Prevention … Number of Pressure Ulcers. … Does not indicate 
how many pressure ulcers. … ulcer risk, such as nutrition and weight loss, and alert the 
nurse to new or worsening pressure ulcers … Vital Signs 
 Number of Pressure Ulcers. This is a count of unique 
pressure ulcers.
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/organisational-strategies-implement-hospital-pressure-ulcer-prevention-programmes-findings
June 02, 2021 - Study 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Organisational strategies to implement hospital pressure ulcer prevention programmes … Organisational strategies to implement hospital pressure ulcer prevention programmes: findings from a … ulcer  prevention programs . … ulcer prevention initiatives. … Organisational strategies to implement hospital pressure ulcer prevention programmes: findings from a
                                     
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-ahrqs-time-pressure-ulcer-program
January 01, 2023 - Although substantial research has documented that preventing pressure ulcers and falls is possible, these … similar to the On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention program, including standardized documentation data … Lessons from the On-Time Pressure Ulcer program informed the development of an On-Time Fall Prevention … ulcer prevention program: a facilitator-assisted clinical decision support intervention for nursing … Evaluation of AHRQ's on-time pressure ulcer prevention program: a facilitator-assisted clinical decision
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar5_pu_riskassesst-tools.pdf
January 01, 2012 - • Pressure ulcer risk factor assessment
• Pressure ulcer risk assessment tools
• Using pressure ulcer … ulcer prevention protocol. … Communicate a tailored pressure ulcer prevention 
plan to all staff who interact with the patient. … – Tool 3D: The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk
– Tool 3E: Norton Scale
– Tool 3F: Care … Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: 
clinical practice guideline.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/intro.html
November 01, 2014 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
 
 
 
 Introduction 
 This … materials used in preventing pressure ulcers in nursing homes. … Ulcer Prevention 
 
 
 2 
 Pressure Ulcer Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies 
 
 
 3 
 Implementation … Pressure Ulcer Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies . … Return to Pressure Ulcer Prevention
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/impmaterials.html
December 01, 2017 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies . … ulcer risk, prevent pressure ulcers from occurring, prioritize residents who may need changes in care … Description 
 There are four sections: screening for pressure ulcer risk, pressure ulcer risk prevention … ulcers. … Return to Pressure Ulcer Prevention
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/care/resources/ontime/pruprev/saworksheet.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
 
 
 
 Self-Assessment Worksheet … Section 2: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Plan . 
 Section 3: Communication Practices . … Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
 Section 1: Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk … History of pressure ulcers 
 ___ 
 ___ 
 
 
 h.  … your pressure ulcer prevention care plan.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/overviewhandouts3.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
 
 
 
 Handouts: Overview … of On-Time (continued) 
 Menu of Implementation Strategies 
 
 
 
 Pressure Ulcer Prevention Menu of … Weekly Risk Meetings (e.g., Pressure Ulcer Risk, Nutrition Risk) 
   
   
 
 
 On-Time Pressure Ulcer … as well as prevention, and may help prevent additional pressure ulcers (e.g., nutrition and incontinence … Return to Contents 
 Proceed to Next Section 
 Return to Pressure Ulcer Prevention
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/timeline.html
December 01, 2014 - ulcers. … Pressure Ulcer Prevention Electronic Reports. … Review On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Reports 
 2nd month - 3rd month 
 Pressure Ulcer Prevention … Complete Pressure Ulcer Prevention Self-Assessment 
 2nd month - 3rd month 
 Pressure Ulcer Prevention … Return to Pressure Ulcer Prevention
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/handouts3.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
 
 
 
 Pressure Ulcer Prevention … Ulcers 
   
 X 
 
 
 Weekly Risk Meetings (e.g., Pressure Ulcer Risk, Nutrition Risk) 
   
 X … as well as prevention, and may help prevent additional pressure ulcers (e.g., nutrition and incontinence … ulcer prevention. … Return to Handouts Contents 
 Return to Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Alternate Formats
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/prev-handouts.html
December 01, 2017 - : Pressure Ulcer Prevention Implementation 
   
 Implementation of the Prevention Reports Into Day-to-Day … History of pressure ulcers 
   
   
 
 
 h. … We discuss prevention of new pressure ulcers  after  someone has had one. … History of pressure ulcers 
 X 
   
 
 
 h. … , prevention practices, clinical meetings that are held that discuss pressure ulcer prevention in some
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/index.html
March 01, 2023 - medical records address pressure ulcers that are slow to heal. … Pressure ulcers remain a serious problem in nursing homes despite regulatory and market approaches to … encourage prevention and treatment. … Pressure ulcers cause pain, disfigurement, and increased infection risk and are associated with longer … Return to On-Time Home Page 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Related Resources 
 On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putoolssect7.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Pressure ulcer treatment is a 
greater priority than pressure ulcer 
prevention 
     
6. … ulcer prevention  
  
Improved pressure ulcer prevention is a priority within the facility   
The … facility has implemented a pressure ulcer prevention policy   
Current pressure ulcer prevention goals … staff is critical for pressure 
ulcer prevention. … Sore Risk 
Background: This tool can be used to identify patients at-risk for pressure ulcers.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3a.html
October 01, 2014 - What Are the Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Prevention that We Want to Use? … What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? 
 4. … ulcers despite implementation of pressure ulcer prevention bundles: Shanks HT, Kleinhelter P, Baker … Resources 
 Clinical Practice Guideline 3: Pressure ulcers in adults: prediction and prevention. … Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: clinical practice guideline.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3a.html
October 01, 2014 - What Are the Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Prevention that We Want to Use? … What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? 
 4. … ulcers despite implementation of pressure ulcer prevention bundles: Shanks HT, Kleinhelter P, Baker … Resources 
 Clinical Practice Guideline 3: Pressure ulcers in adults: prediction and prevention. … Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: clinical practice guideline.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/overviewhandouts2.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
 
 
 
 Handouts: Overview … History of pressure ulcers 
 X 
 ___ 
 
 
 h. … ulcer: Yes _X_ No ___ 
 Paralysis: Yes ___ No _X_ 
 
 
 
 Section 2: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Plan … ulcers? … Ulcer Prevention
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/erepguide.html
December 01, 2016 - The criteria for delayed healing were derived from the  2014 International Pressure Ulcer Prevention … Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: quick reference guide. … Ulcer Prevention Nutrition Risk Report. … This item is calculated according to the rules for the Pressure Ulcer Prevention Risk Change Report. … Ulcer Prevention.