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. 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. Linda J. Cowan, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWS. Research Health Scientist. North Florida / South Georgia Veterans Health System. Gainesville, FL. Clinical Associate Professor, University of Florida College of Nursing. 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. 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”. Tissue Viability Team. ABUHB. Brief functions of the skin. What is a pressure ulcer?. Why do they happen?. What we can do to prevent pressure ulcers?. The way forward. Focus of Presentation. Why do Pressure Ulcers matter?. 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). Heart Hospital. CTICU Pressure Ulcer Project Team .  .    . Team Leader . Dr. Alejandro Kohn Tuli . Physician. Dr. Hesham Ahmed. Safety Facilitator. Dr. Poonam Gupta. Quality Management. Ms. Kakoli Roy. AAWCGuidelineA QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENTA Synthesis of Pressure Ulcer GuidelinesContent Validated StandardsEvidence-based ReferencesBySue Girolami RN BSN CWOCNL On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing. Facilitator Training. Introduction to Pressure Ulcer Healing Reports. Electronic Reports. Existing Pressure Ulcers Report. Pressure Ulcers at Risk for Delayed Healing. Tuesday, May 6, 2014. These presenters have nothing to disclose. Kathy Duncan, RN. Annette Bartley, RN. Today’s Host. 2. Sarah Konstantino. , Project Assistant, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), assists in programming activities for expeditions, as well as maintaining Passport memberships, mentor hospital relations and collaboratives. Sarah is currently in the Co-Operative Education Program at Northeastern University in Boston, MA, where she majors in Business Administration with a concentration in Management and Health Science. She enjoys cooking, traveling, and fitness. . 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. Summary of the Process . - . Target Operation. STEP1 . Grasp of Hazards regarding the Substances and the Process. . STEP2 . Implement Risk Assessment. ① . Identify trigger events and hazard scenarios.