Pressure Ulcer Risk Scheduling for Continuous Nursing Care
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Solution Overview
Problem
The management of pressure ulcers is challenging due to the reliance on handwritten records, which makes continuous management difficult when medical personnel change, leading to increased workload and potential omission of nursing interventions.
Innovation Solution
A computing device and system that evaluates pressure ulcer risk levels, schedules prevention and treatment activities, and provides notifications to medical personnel and patients, utilizing modules for risk assessment, prevention management, and treatment management, with feedback loops to optimize care.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If handwritten records are used for pressure ulcer management, then medical personnel can document patient information, but continuous management becomes difficult when personnel change and workload increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements an automated system that creates digital copies of pressure ulcer assessment data, replacing handwritten records. The system captures patient information, risk assessments, and care plans in a centralized database, ensuring continuity when personnel change while reducing manual documentation workload through automated tracking and reminder functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an automated management system as an intermediary between medical personnel and pressure ulcer management tasks. This system handles scheduling, reminder notifications, and data tracking, freeing medical staff from manual record-keeping while ensuring consistent management across personnel transitions.
2Reliability
If manual record-keeping is used for pressure ulcer care, then medical personnel can track patient status, but nursing interventions are frequently omitted due to work shifts and training requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated feedback mechanisms through reminder notifications sent to medical personnel and family members. The system tracks whether prescribed interventions are completed and provides real-time alerts for upcoming assessments and care tasks, ensuring consistent execution of nursing interventions regardless of personnel changes or work shifts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables the system to automatically manage scheduling, send notifications, and track intervention completion without requiring complex manual coordination. The automated reminder system and digital documentation reduce the operational burden on medical staff while maintaining consistent care standards.
3Adaptability or versatility
If frequent training and retraining of medical staff occur, then new personnel can be prepared, but pressure ulcer prevention relies heavily on individual effort rather than systematic management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements pre-configured assessment protocols, standardized care plans, and automated scheduling functions that are ready to use immediately upon personnel onboarding. New staff can effectively manage pressure ulcer prevention by following system-generated guidelines and reminders, reducing reliance on extensive training and individual expertise while maintaining high care standards.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are a method and system for managing pressure ulcers and computing device for executing the same. The computing device according to a disclosed embodiment is a computing device provided with one or more processors and a memory storing one or more programs executed by the one or more processors, the computing device including a pressure ulcer risk level evaluation module configured to acquire pressure ulcer risk factor information of a patient admitted to a hospital and calculate a pressure ulcer risk level of the corresponding patient based on the acquired pressure ulcer risk factor information, and a pressure ulcer prevention management module configured to schedule a pressure ulcer prevention activity for a patient whose pressure ulcer risk level is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold level.