your of preventative care identifies five key strategies for pressure injury ‘love SSKIN’ bundle prevention: Surface Skin inspection moving Keep Incontinence Nutrition. Using the same tracer methodology as auditors use, facilities can assess their own care, treatment and services for a resident with a pressure injury. So, for example, when tracing the care of a resident with a pressure injury or at risk of a pressure injury, a facility might refer to the SSKIN bundle of preventative care to consider: how appropriate the support Surfaces used were, when caring for the resident in bed or in a chair whether there is evidence that the Skin was inspected resident’s what actions were taken to Keep the resident moving, including changing their position how Incontinence was managed, including by keeping the resident clean and dry what the Nutritional requirements were, especially if they had a wound. resident’s The interRAI assessment data on residents with pressure injuries or at risk of pressure injuries is useful to guide quality improvement initiatives and for tracking your facility’s progress over time. The interRAI education team runs regular workshops for facility managers and clinical leads that cover how to monitor residents at risk of pressure injury as well as the other areas of risk regarding clinical and functional status that can be triggered from interRAI assessment of long-term care facilities. To book a place on interRAI in your area, please managers’ training email: . ACC is encouraging clinicians, including nurses, to complete ACC 45 and ACC 2152 (treatment injury claim forms) for aged care residents with all grades of pressure injuries except grade 1. You need to follow international guidelines to classify pressure injuries: see pages 12–13 of Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline (www.nzwcs.org.nz/pressure-injuries-ulcers/2014-pressure-ulcers-clinical-practice-guideline). Everyone involved in providing care including the cook, the health care assistant, the owner – and the board member, to name a few needs to understand what their role is in preventing – pressure injuries. Working together we can prevent these injuries.
‘love your SSKIN’ bundle of preventative care identifies five key strategies for pressure injury prevention: Surface Skin inspection Keep moving Incontinence Nutrition. Using the same tracer methodology as auditors use, facilities can assess their own care, treatment and services for a resident with a pressure injury. So, for example, when tracing the care of a resident with a pressure injury or at risk of a pressure injury, a facility might refer to the SSKIN bundle of preventative care to consider: how appropriate the support Surfaces used were, when caring for the resident in bed or in a chair whether there is evidence that the resident’s Skin was inspected what actions were taken to Keep the resident moving, including changing their position how Incontinence was managed, including by keeping the resident clean and dry what the resident’s Nutritional requirements were, especially if they had a wound. The interRAI assessment data on residents with pressure injuries or at risk of pressure injuries is useful to guide quality improvement initiatives and for tracking your facility’s progress over time. The interRAI education team runs regular workshops for facility managers and clinical leads that cover how to monitor residents at risk of pressure injury as well as the other areas of risk regarding clinical and functional status that can be triggered from interRAI assessment of long-term care facilities. To book a place on interRAI managers’ training in your area, please email: . ACC is encouraging clinicians, including nurses, to complete ACC 45 and ACC 2152 (treatment injury claim forms) for aged care residents with all grades of pressure injuries except grade 1. You need to follow international guidelines to classify pressure injuries: see pages 12–13 of Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline (www.nzwcs.org.nz/pressure-injuries-ulcers/2014-pressure-ulcers-clinical-practice-guideline). Everyone involved in providing care – including the cook, the health care assistant, the owner and the board member, to name a few – needs to understand what their role is in preventing pressure injuries. Working together we can prevent these injuries.
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