Wounds
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Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) increase patient mortality and length of stay (LOS). Twenty-eight full-thickness HAPIs occurred in fiscal year 2015 (FY15), and that trend continued into FY16 with 14 injuries on multiple units throughout a tertiary acute care center with 400 beds. To address this trend, a multidisciplinary Pressure Injury Prevention (PIP) team was created. ⋯ The data demonstrate that the formation of a multidisciplinary PIP team of engaged clinicians can reduce the number of preventable full-thickness HAPIs.