PPT-SKIN FAILURE AND UNAVOIDABLE PRESSURE INJURY

Diane Langemo PhD RN FAAN Pres Langemo amp Associates Professor Emeritus U of North Dakota Former NPUAP Board Member and President Objectives Discuss the current evidence on the pathophysiology of skin failure and . Profile Guideline. Ann Van Meter. Business Quality Leader – Dow Pharma & Food Solutions. Chair – GMP Committee – IPEC-Americas. vanmetma@dow.com. www.ipecamericas.org. 1. www.ipecamericas.org. DNP Student. MSU Bozeman: College of Nursing. Skin changes at life’s . end: The Kennedy Terminal Ulcer. Objectives. Participants will:. understand the normal skin changes with aging. be . able to describe the pathology and usual presentation of a pressure . (Acute Renal Failure). Pedram. . Fatehi. , MD. Division of Nephrology. September 2015. Objectives. Recognize the three main categories of acute kidney injury: . pre-renal. intrinsic renal. post-renal . ……Is Everyone’s Responsibility. WELCOME. Place personal information of presenters here.. House Keeping. Expectation. Pre-test completed. Our Goals…. Zero pressure sores or areas of skin breakdown on any individual.. and Prevention Practices. ADD Hospital Name Here. Module 5. Basic Quality Improvement Principle. If . you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.. 2. Quality Improvement Principle. Pressure injury rates and prevention practices must be counted and tracked as one component of a quality improvement program.. Four Stages in Skin Healing. Inflammation. Blood flow increases. Phagocytes attracted. Scab formation. Cell division and migration. Scar formation. Bleeding occurs at the site of injury immediately after the injury, and mast cells in the region trigger an inflammatory response.. ADD Hospital Name. Module 3. Best Practices. Best practices are those care processes—based on literature and expert opinion—that represent the best ways we currently know of preventing pressure injuries in the hospital.. www.npuap.org. STOP. PRESSURE. INJURIES. www.npuap.org. WORLD WIDE. PRESSURE INJURY. PREVENTION DAY. NOVEMBER 21, 2019. Definition of Pressure Injury: A pressure injury is localized damage to the skin and/or underlying soft tissue usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical or other device. The injury can present as intact skin or an open ulcer and may be painful. The injury occurs as a result of intense and/or prolonged pressure or pressure in combination with shear. The tolerance of soft tissue for pressure and shear may also be affected by microclimate, nutrition, perfusion, co-morbidities and condition of the soft tissue. . to d. ecreased . patient quality of life and . safety, increased . length of . stay, increased . medical . costs, increased . risk of morbidity and . mortality, and financial . liability if considered hospital . The Office of Integrated Health. Health Supports Network. 1. Pressure Injury. Risk Awareness Training (RAT). Who benefits from this training?. 2. Objectives. 1.  Define Pressure Injury. 2.  Identify (3) risk factors for pressure injuries.. Frazier Rehab Institute. Spinal Cord Medicine Program. Possible Medical Concerns. Skin . Issues/Pressure Ulcers. Autonomic . Dysreflexia. Orthostatic . Hypotension. Spasticity. Pain. Heterotopic . Ossification. injury. Grade . 1: . Non-blanchable . Erythema. Intact skin with non-blanchable redness of a localised area usually over a bony prominence. Darkly pigmented skin may not have visible . redness . its colour may differ from the surrounding area. The area may be painful, firm, soft, warmer or cooler as compared to adjacent tissue. Category I may be difficult to detect in individuals with dark skin tones. . Penny & Quality For Your Thoughts …. . “Pressure ulcer or Decubitus . ulcer” . . . A pressure ulcer is . a localized . injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, . Intact or non-intact skin with localized area of persistent non-blanchable deep red, maroon, purple discoloration or epidermal separation revealing a dark wound bed or blood filled blister. Pain and temperature change often precede skin color changes..