What does the consensus and empirical evidence tell us about interventions and processes for pressure injury prevention in acute care health services?

Purpose of assessment task 1 (will be uploaded to Turnitin No more 8%):
This 2000 word assessment task is an assignment that requires you to engage critically with current research evidence relevant to a specific clinical problem or research question and produce an annotated bibliography.
Assignment topic(2000 words):
In this assignment you are asked to review primary literature related to the prevention of pressure injuries and produce an annotated bibliography. There are five (5) journal articles in total and they are referenced below. Immobility such as that associated with extended bed rest in hospital can cause pressure injuries. Pressure injuries are a major contributor to the care needs of patients within the health industry (ACSQHC 2012).
Question for annotated bibliography
What does the consensus and empirical evidence tell us about interventions and processes for pressure injury prevention in acute care health services?
References to be annotated (these references must be used)
Antonio T Conrad K 2013 Clinical and economic improvements in pressure injury care at Ballarat Health Services Wound Practice and Research vol. 21 no. 1 pp. 4-10.
Barker A Kamar J Tyndall T White L Hutchinson A Klopfer N & Weller C 2013 Implementation of pressure ulcer prevention best practice recommendations in acute care: an observational study International Wound Journal vol. 10 pp. 313-320.
Donnelly J Winder J Kernohan W & Stevenson M 2011 An RCT to determine the effect of a heel elevation device in pressure ulcer prevention post-hip fracture. Journal of Wound Care vol. 20 no. 7 pp. 309-318.
Latimer S Chaboyer W & Gillespie B 2014 Patient participation in pressure injury prevention: giving patients a voice Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences vol. 28 no. 4 pp. 648-654.
McInnes E Jammali-Blasi A Cullum N Bell-Syer S & Dumville J 2013 Support surfaces for treating pressure injury: a Cochrane systematic review International Journal of Nursing Studies vol. 50 pp. 419-430.
How should you develop your annotated bibliography?
In your assignment you are asked to review the five articles referenced above and provide five separate annotations (structured summaries).
The annotation should contain two main sections (not titled):Description a brief summary of the article that includes (depending on the type of article): main focus of the journal article aims or argument.
-research design and methods.
-summary of findings/conclusions theory or argument.Appraisal/evaluation:-Comment on the usefulness or limitations of the article in relation to your question i.e. weaknesses reliability missing content.
-Evaluate the article in terms of its fit with your research topic i.e. relevance scope (reflection).
How should you format your annotated bibliography?Number the annotations (1 5) and
Organise in alphabetical order according to first authors surname.
For each entry provide full bibliographic details of the source using Deakin Harvard method (i.e. reference) not included in the word count.
Each annotation:
Should not exceed 350-400 words
May have more than one paragraph
Can contain dot points within the body of the annotation d. Should incorporate the two components of an annotation i.e. description and appraisal/evaluation.

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