Pressure Ulcer Prevention Use Cases

Assess pressure ulcer risk

• Actors
  • Clinician
  • Attester
  • Patient

• Preconditions
  • The patient has been registered
  • The clinician has access to the system for recording the assessment
  • The clinician has access to any and all systems containing information needed for the assessment

• Trigger event
  • Several events can trigger an assessment, including admission, surgery, a lapse of time, etc.

• Main scenario

The clinician makes observations necessary to assessing the patient's risk of developing a pressure ulcer. These observations may be made directly on the patient, they may be taken from devices, or they may be taken from the patient's record. The attestor (who may be the clinician) signs or otherwise attests that the assessment is complete and correct.

• Alternate scenario

None identified

• Post-conditions
  • Assessment is complete and will support care planning

Plan Intervention

• Actors
  • Clinician

• Preconditions
  • Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment has been completed

• Trigger event
  • The assessment has been completed, and a clinician determines that intervention is needed
  • A Care Plan exists, and the clinician has access to it
  • Others?

• Main scenario

The clinician identifies interventions likely to help mitigate pressure ulcer risk. The clinician records these interventions, as planned, in the care plan.

• Post-conditions

The care plan contains interventions

Update Intervention

• Actors
  • Clinician

• Preconditions
  • A care plan exists for the patient
  • The care plan contains planned interventions
  • At least one intervention has been completed
  • At least one intervention has been judged to no longer be necessary

• Main scenario

The clinician, having implemented a planned intervention, records that the intervention is complete.

• Alternate scenario

The clinician, having determined that a planned intervention is no longer necessary, records that the intervention is not necessary.

• Post-conditions
  • Completed interventions are marked as completed
  • Unnecessary interventions are marked unnecessary