Evidence-Based Pressure Ulcer Prevention: A Study Guide for Nurses

Softbound book + bonus CD-ROM + nursing contact hours
Size: 8.5" x 11"
ISBN 1601461712
978-1601461711
HCPro / Opus
March 2008
3 contact hours!
Price: $79.00

Prevent, treat, and document pressure ulcers to comply with the latest regulations.

This book and CD-ROM resource kit provides all the information, practice tips, and tools you need to develop a pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention program, meet the JCAHO's goals, and comply with Magnet requirements.

Effective October 2008, Medicare no longer compensates hospitals for the treatment of “reasonably preventable” pressure ulcers acquired during patient stays, or if the hospital does not thoroughly and accurately document that a pressure ulcer was present on admission.

In this best-selling book, Evidence-Based Pressure Ulcer Prevention: A Study Guide for Nurses, discover the risk-factor assessment and prevention strategies you need to implement a successful pressure ulcer prevention program. Completely updated to include the latest staging requirements as defined by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, it also includes valuable information on staging pressure ulcers in all skin types, including darker skin, and the most up-to-date treatment guidelines.

With Evidence-Based Pressure Ulcer Prevention you can create your own staff training system or give to nurses for self-study. The book is designed to help nursing staff understand the vital role they play in pressure ulcer prevention, and contains evidence-based methods to prevent, assess, and treat pressure ulcers in acute care. It’s filled with clinical instruction and documentation tips to reduce legal liability when pressure ulcers do occur. With this useful guide your staff will:

Fulfill Joint Commission training requirements
Comply with ANCC Magnet Recognition Program requirements for data collection
Learn how to prevent pressure ulcers in light of CMS’ new stance
Provide evidence-based nursing care
Train when it is most convenient for them
Align with Institute for Healthcare Improvement goals

Now with a CD-ROM! The helpful CD-ROM is packed with forms and tools you can either use in training or nurses can use everyday in their patient assessments. The CD-ROM also includes images of various stages of pressure ulcers that can be used for staff training. This guide will show you how to:

Develop a pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention program
Encourage and ensure effective reporting of pressure ulcers
Plan care through proactive screening and interdisciplinary assessment
Implement organization-wide steps that will help reduce your patients’ risk of pressure ulcers

Earn nursing contact hours. This book includes an exam and evaluation. This training solution is perfect to use as an instructional guide or group learning tool, accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation. This educational activity for 3 contact hours is provided by HCPro, Inc. Learning objectives:

Define “pressure ulcer.”
Explain the role of impaired blood supply in the creation of pressure ulcers.
Identify two influences that put patients at risk pressure ulcers that may be beyond the caregivers’ control.
Define the “rule of 30.”
Explain where on the body pressure is prevented by using the “rule of 30.”
Identify two reasons why heels are the second most common sites of pressure ulcers.
Provide an example of how to “off-load” pressure from heels.
Explain the four pressure ulcer and two deep tissue stages.
Define “backstaging.”
Explain why backstaging is not recommended by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.
Identify the two most widely used risk-assessment tools.
List four intrinsic factors for pressure ulcer development.
Identify the four types of tissue to be observed in a pressure ulcer.
Identify the three-dimensional measurement formula.
State three possible strategies nurses can perform to relieve pain during dressing changes.
Identify the three microbiologic states within pressure ulcers.
Explain why taking creative liberties with physician-ordered treatments is a bad practice.
Identify two care-plan risk factors.
Explain why proper, detailed documentation is important.
Define “MVTR.”
Identify good and bad MVTR.
List the seven “rights” to consider when performing dressing changes.
List two wound-care products that promote a moist wound environment.
Define “negative pressure wound therapy.”
List two factors to consider about the patient before administering negative pressure wound therapy.
Identify the three parameters the PUSH tool is designed to monitor.
List the three factors that must be consistently addressed prior to identifying a wound as “recalcitrant.”
List three aspects of risk and care about which primary caregivers, patients, families, and other professional staff should be educated.

Take a look at the table of contents:

Background and scope
Prevention
Development and staging of pressure ulcers
Risk assessment
Wound assessment
Pain, nutrition, and infection assessment
Common documentation and treatment problems
Treatment concepts
Wound-care products
Wound healing
Building your team, program, and tools

Who needs this resource kit? Nurses, CNOs/VPs of patient services, risk managers, directors of nursing, patient safety directors, staff development coordinators, quality directors, HR and others.

Not enough time to organize a group learning session? This tool is great for self-learning, too! The self-study format allows nurses to use this guide when it is most convenient for them. The exam helps assess and document the effectiveness of training and the knowledge gained by the learner.

Karen S. Clay, RN, BSN, CWCN, is president of Clay & Associates, a consulting firm in Massachusetts. She has more than 30 years experience in healthcare and specializes in wound management, risk management, and clinical program development. She is a national speaker on wound management topics and has worked with numerous Quality Improvement Organizations and healthcare associations.

This book provides all the information, practice tips, and tools you need to develop a pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention program, meet the JCAHO's goals, and comply with Magnet requirements.

Softbound book + bonus CD-ROM + nursing contact hours
Size: 8.5" x 11"
ISBN 1601461712
978-1601461711
HCPro / Opus
March 2008
3 contact hours!
Price: $79.00

Prevent, treat, and document pressure ulcers to comply with the latest regulations.

With more than 17 years of experience, HCPro, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated information, education, training, and consulting products and services in the vital areas of healthcare regulation and compliance. The company's mission is to meet the specialized informational, advisory, and educational needs of the healthcare industry. As an acknowledged industry authority in healthcare regulation and compliance, HCPro focuses on providing its expertise in the areas of accreditation, medical staff affairs, credentialing, privileging, medical record management, regulatory compliance, nursing, quality/patient safety, infection control, and workplace safety.

(information from the publisher)

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