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Pressure ulcers may develop for high risk patients. Ideally they should not happen. This program is to guide you on how to establish and on-line program to prevent pressure ulcers in hospitals
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In Summary
Pressure ulcers are mostly preventable, costly and a sign of quality of care
Risk assessment identifies risk factors, aids care planning for prevention, and the allocation of equipment
Preventative measures should be initiated at the �earliest possible opportunity Intrinsic and extrinsic factors should be eliminated or minimized
Pressure ulcers are staged according to the level of �tissue visible at the base of the wound
All pressure ulcers should be reported by incident �report, through the head nurse, to nursing QI
Definition
Ulceration Due to occlusion of microcirculation Leading to localized areas of tissue ischemiaUsually occurring over a bony prominence�Pressure ulcers are preventable, costly and a measure of quality of careCause pain, suffering, loss of dignity�Increased mortality by 21.3%�
Important Enough? What to do about it
Establish Pressure Ulcer prevention program at your facility
Assign responsible coordinator to initiate, track, educate and measure the effectiveness of the program, it is worth it.
Establish a policy, educate staff about the policy.
Establish an annual mandatory program to nursing staff
Steps
Gather simple and easy to follow presentation on pressure ulcers
Put the presentation on the intranet or portalMake an online quiz to be completed by all
staffNo need to schedule nurse to classes and
interrupt shiftsPut posters in all unitsSend email to all staff
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