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Pressure injury prevention: Share these 4 evidence-based best practices
Empower staff with NPIAP guidelines that help reduce skin breakdown.
Prevent pressure injuries: know the 4 contributing factors
According to the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP), “No other preventable event occurs as frequently as pressure injuries.
How does a CNA help prevent skin breakdown? Find out firsthand
Learn how CNAs help maintain skin health, from morning to night.
Intertrigo: empower staff to manage moisture and reduce skin breakdown
Knowing how to use a product is an essential part of your job. But looking beyond that—to why it works—empowers you and your staff to choose the right strategy every time.
Incontinence associated dermatitis vs. pressure injuries: know the difference
Incontinence associated dermatitis (IAD) is a type of moisture-associated skin damage. It’s a common problem in healthcare facilities.
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NEW WEBINAR WITH LIVE Q&A
Does one good turn deserve another? A look at the practice of repositioning
Best Practices
How do you help prevent pressure injuries at the heels?
Preventing pressure injuries/ulcers is an important aspect of both clinical care and the healthcare system at large.
Fight MASD with the right system of products
Healthy skin needs moisture, but too much can compromise skin integrity and cause harm. Moisture damage often occurs when patients are incontinent, but moisture can also be a problem for any age group and on many different areas of the body.
Protect against MASD: solvent-based option versus unique, 100 percent cyanoacrylate formula
Our skin requires a delicate balance of dryness and moisture, but multiple factors can upset this optimal level.
Prevention & Treatment
Peristomal skin: Dr. Joyce Pittman explores proper management strategies
Dr. Joyce Pittman is Associate Professor at University of South Alabama with a research focus on pressure injuries, ostomy related complications and evidence-based practice.
Pressure injury prevention strategies: refocus on the basics to improve outcomes
Pressure injuries are painful and take a toll on a patient’s quality of life. For healthcare organizations, treating pressure injuries is costly in terms of both product and labor.
Preventing pressure injuries: 6 best practices to improve patient outcomes
Pressure injuries can be worrisome for patients, families and healthcare providers. Patients with pressure injuries often must deal with pain.
Operational Performance
Riverside Healthcare: A case study on systemness
Systemness began with standardizing wound care.
Healthcare economics: costs of preventing versus treating skin breakdown
Clinicians work hard to protect patients from skin damage that may contribute to pressure injuries. But preventable pressure injuries/ulcers still occur.
Health economics: The right wound care products help drive cost savings
How choosing the right wound care products can help improve patient outcomes and save money
Creating a Supply Formulary that Works
8 steps to take to standardize and cut costs.
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The benefits of early mobilization include reduced ICU-acquired weakness, improved functional recovery within the hospital, improved walking distance at hospital discharge and reduced hospital length… - April 14, 2021Passion for wound care unites clinicians across the world to create sustainable change
It started with a simple idea: empower clinicians through wound care education. That concept quickly flourished from a regional effort in South America to a comprehensive online series now available a… - March 26, 2021Routine skin assessments recommended when proning COVID-19 patients
Nearly 60,000 people die each year from complications associated with pressure injuries¹. As proning, the process of turning patients onto their stomachs for extended periods of time, has become a par… - December 15, 2020Addressing pressure injuries in nursing home residents during COVID-19
Approximately 60 million people in the United States reside in rural areas, accounting for 19% of the US population overall. Several studies have found that compared to urban and suburban areas, rural…
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