PDF-Pressure Ulcer Risk Reduction Interventions

Total Braden ScoreTotal Braden Q ScoreTotal PURS ScorePUAP Risk Category14 or higher26 or higher0Very LowRisk1518222512LowAt Risk131417213ModerateRisk10121645HighRisk9 or below68Very HighRiskI. Kelly . Suttle. BSN, RN, CWOCN. Reduce the Pressure, reduce the risk. Excessive Pressure on Tissues. Pressure is the major causative factor for pressure ulcers. These factors determine if the pressure is enough to cause a pressure ulcer:. Sénégal, . Guinée Bissau, Guinée, Cap Vert, Mali, Burkina Faso , Niger, Gambie. KP Stigma reduction: difficult context and interventions. Despite. . criminalizing. . legal. environnement. Evidences are more and more . Katie . Willetts. .. Braden Q.. The Braden Q Scale for Predicting . Paediatric . Pressure Ulcer Risk (Braden Q Scale) is a widely . used, valid. , and reliable . paediatric-specific . pressure ulcer risk assessment tool. Content Validated, Evidence Based “Guideline of Pressure Ulcer Guidelines”. Using the AAWC Pressure Ulcer (PU) Guidelines to Manage Pressure Ulcers. 3 Steps to manage a PU patient:. Assess and document patient, skin & PU. AND. PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION. D. enise Gutwein, MSN, RN, CCRN. ICU Clinical Coordinator. Putnam Community Medical Center. Educational Objectives. The learner will be able to:. Describe the best approach to prevention. Biomedical engineering – Robert Karas & Corina Malone. Mission. Mission: “Our mission is to use our engineering and collaboration skills to develop a product that will help people who are at risk for pressure ulcer formation, reduce the chance of developing an ulcer and be more self sufficient in the process”. Definition : . Peptic ulcers are the areas of . degeneration. and . Necrosis. of gastrointestinal mucosa exposed to acid-peptic secretions.. The term peptic ulcer describes a condition in which there is a discontinuity in the entire thickness of the gastric or duodenal mucosa that persists in the gastric juice.. Spring 2014. . Peptic Ulcer Disease. Erosion of a mucous membrane forms an excavation in the stomach, pylorus, duodenum, or esophagus. Associated with infection of . H. pylori. Risk factors include excessive secretion of stomach acid, dietary factors, chronic use of NSAIDs, alcohol, smoking, and familial tendency.. Melissa Beer- Tissue viability nurse. Why prevention is so important. Patients safety. Quality of life. Cost implications. Category . 2 – £6,000/ulcer. Category 4 £14,000/ulcer. (Source: Department of Health 2010). Compiled and Presented for TAHIMA Meetin. g on 16 April 2015. Charlene Haslam, CPC, RHIT. Pneumonia Documentation. Compiled and Presented by. Charlene Haslam CPC, RHIT. February 4, 2015. Terminology. The term peptic ulcer is used to describe any localised erosion of the mucosal lining of those portions of the alimentary tract that come in contact with gastric juice. This disintegration of tissues can also result in necrosis. The majority of ulcers are found in the duodenum, although they also occur in the oesophagus, stomach or jejunum.. Stacey Evans-Charles, Nkamba Sende, Mikyung Bailey. Warning: Graphic Content. Session Focus. Aetiology and causes of pressure ulcers (PUs). The impact of pressure ulcers for the patient and the NHS . Glenn Smith. Clinical Nurse Specialist. Nutrition and Tissue Viability. March 2013. . . An understanding of how pressure ulcers develop and what can be done to prevent and manage them. An understanding of the education and support that can be provided to patients to help them manage their own risk of pressure ulcers. Courses . in Therapeutics and Disease State Management. Learning Objectives. Identify . and compare the common forms of peptic ulcer disease (PUD. ).. Describe . features associated with . Helicobactor.