Pressure Ulcer Series

Putting Prevention Into Practice: Every Patient, Every Time

We are pleased to have this forum to highlight, share, and spread evidenced-based as well as other successful practices throughout Kaiser Permanente and the community. These modules are designed to provide the nursing staff with additional knowledge and tools needed to sustain current gains and achieve the bold goal of zero Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers.

Topics will include:

• Accurate Staging: An Imperative Skill
• An Algorithm Approach To Reducing Device-Related Pressure Ulcers
• Pressure Ulcers: Ensuring Optimal Nutrition Support
• What's The Score: Using The Braden Scale for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment, and Guidance in Prevention Care
• De-Mystifying Support Surfaces
• Diapers: What Lies Beneath?
• Legal Issues Regarding Pressure Ulcers
• The Heels Are Alive: Practice Interventions for Preventing Heel Pressure Ulcers

Nurses are the care providers and patient advocates who have the greatest impact preventing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers. As leaders of the patient care teams, nurses are accountable for ensuring high, quality, safe patient care. It is our hope that each of you, after viewing these presentations, will be energized, dedicated, and committed to the goal of zero Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers.

We thank the Joint Labor Management Partnership Education Fund for providing these modules to our staff, and to Patient Care Services and Community Benefit for their collaboration and leadership in planning and delivering this series.

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