Welcome to the Pressure Ulcer Prevention Project (PUPP) web page!

The PUPP is a funded initiative to provide evidence-based guidance to hospitals. The project has been led by Joint Commission Resources and our Nurse Safety Scholar-in-Residence. 

Welcome to our newest Nurse Safety Scholar-in-Residence, Cecilia (Cece) Zamarripa, MSN, RN, CWON. Cece is a board certified wound and ostomy nurse. She will serve as the Nurse Scholar, working closely with JCR experts to achieve the goals of the program, through 2011.

 Complimentary Webinar! 
Establishing a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program Through Team Development -  Originally recorded Tuesday, June 28, 2011
 

 Identifying Gaps, Barriers, and Solutions in Implementing Pressure Ulcer Prevention Programs, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.  Review this complimentary article by Irene M. Jankowski, JCR's first Nurse Scholar and Deborah M. Nadzam, JCR Project Director, AHRQ Knowledge Transfer/Implementation.

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