Think Pressure Injuries

This special report from "American Nurse Today" describes best practices, tools and solutions for skin safety while taking into account patient, health care team and environmental factors.

The objective of this webinar is to raise nurse awareness of the potential impact of medical devices on skin integrity; present prevention strategies that nurses can employ to minimize harm; and examine how nurses can collaborate with patients, other care team members, and device manufacturers, to reduce the risk of medical device-related skin damage in the future.

Although much research has been completed to address the cause, identification and treatment of pressure injuries, little research can be found to address the race or ethnicity effect on early identification and treatment of injuries in people of color. People of color are of particular risk to develop a more severe injury unless action is taken to identify the injury earlier. In this video we will discuss the assessment and identification of pressure injuries based on an individual’s skin tone.

This webinar provides the framework for a Pressure Injury Program that changes the focus from reactive to proactive by implementing an evidence-based interdisciplinary organizational approach. A wound consultant subject matter expert reviews organizational best practices including senior leadership support, clinical leadership, unit-based champions model, process support and more.