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Introduces the reader to pressure injury prevention measures that include general principles of assessment and risk assessment. The Braden Risk Assessment Scale is reviewed with attention to each subscale. Implementation of prevention protocols are stressed. Part 2 of Establishing Prevention Protocols focuses on different types of therapeutic support surfaces, special patient populations and the impact of medical devices.
Speaker(s):
Dorothy
Doughty,
MN, RN, CWOCN, FAAN,
WOC Nurse Instructor and Clinician,
Emory University