Evidence-Based Nusing Innovations: Original Articles
Dirkes, Susan RN, MSA, CCRN; Dickinson, Sharon RN, MSN, CNS-BC, ANP, CCRN; Havey, Renee RN, BSN, CCRN; O'Brien, Denise RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN
Surgical Intensive Care and Progressive Care (Ms Dirkes), Surgical Intensive Care and Rapid Response (Ms Dickinson), and Surgical Intensive Care (Ms Havey), University of Michigan; University of Michigan School of Nursing (Mss Dickinson and O'Brien); and University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor (Ms O'Brien).
Correspondence: Sharon Dickinson, RN, MSN, CNS-BC, ANP, CCRN, University of Michigan Surgical Intensive Care/Rapid Response, University of Michigan Hospital and Heath Centers, Box 0076, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48176 ([email protected]).
Mss Dirkes and Dickinson share first authorship.
The authors thank Craig Meldrum for his assistance in gathering the data for evaluating their prone positioning protocol. They also thank the staff of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit who have made the prone protocol initiative safe and effective for the patients.
The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article.
