Registered nurse can demonstrate Nurse can demonstrate an understanding how to accurately grade a of the four grades of pressure ulcer pressure ulcer. This includes according to EPUAP and accurately grade reference to issues which may pressure ulcers according to this system. make grading difficult, i.e. The nurse can describe the various pitfalls or difficulties which may make grading Blistering difficult, and can describe strategies to Blanching versus non-blanching improve the accuracy of their grading. erythema The nurse can describe how pressure Necrosis or slough in wound ulcers might present on various areas of Moisture lesions the patient’s body. Fungal infections Registered nurse demonstrates Nurse can list various types of equipment that they understand that other which are all potential causes of pressure sources of pressure can cause damage to the skin, and the relevant pressure ulceration, such as precautions required to ensure that this devices or bandaging applied to skin damage is avoided. the patient’s body. Registered nurse can demonstrate Nurse can verbalise how pressure that they understand the relieving and pressure reducing devices difference between pressure support a patient’s pressure areas and relieving and pressure reducing how this relates to the reduction of devices. pressure on patient’s skin. Registered nurse can demonstrate Nurse can verbalise when a root cause their understanding of the root analysis will be initiated, give a brief cause analysis process, when this overview of how the process works to is initiated and how this impacts identify key issues and how this on patient care. translates into action plans which correct any problems with patient care.
Registered nurse can demonstrate how to accurately grade a pressure ulcer. This includes reference to issues which may make grading difficult, i.e. Blistering Blanching versus non-blanching erythema Necrosis or slough in wound Moisture lesions Fungal infections Nurse can demonstrate an understanding of the four grades of pressure ulcer according to EPUAP and accurately grade pressure ulcers according to this system. The nurse can describe the various pitfalls or difficulties which may make grading difficult, and can describe strategies to improve the accuracy of their grading. The nurse can describe how pressure ulcers might present on various areas of the patient’s body. Registered nurse demonstrates that they understand that other sources of pressure can cause pressure ulceration, such as devices or bandaging applied to the patient’s body. Nurse can list various types of equipment which are all potential causes of pressure damage to the skin, and the relevant precautions required to ensure that this skin damage is avoided. Registered nurse can demonstrate that they understand the difference between pressure relieving and pressure reducing devices. Nurse can verbalise how pressure relieving and pressure reducing devices support a patient’s pressure areas and how this relates to the reduction of pressure on patient’s skin. Registered nurse can demonstrate their understanding of the root cause analysis process, when this is initiated and how this impacts on patient care. Nurse can verbalise when a root cause analysis will be initiated, give a brief overview of how the process works to identify key issues and how this translates into action plans which correct any problems with patient care.
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