Long-Term Care Risk
Management: Pressure Ulcers
A Training Guide to Prevention, Assessment, and
Response Karen S. Clay, RN, BSN, CWCN
Manual + bonus CD-ROM
ISBN 1578394090
978-1578394098
HCPro Inc.
April 2004
Price $199.00
A complete pressure ulcer prevention and assessment program!
This training guide is a complete facility-wide solution to your
pressure ulcer concerns. You'll receive a comprehensive program to
reduce the risk of pressure ulcers and pressure ulcer-related
litigation. And, with the increased surveyor scrutiny following CMS'
new guidelines, pressure ulcers are a concern no facility can
ignore.
Don't risk the damage a pressure ulcer-related lawsuit or survey
deficiencies can do to your facility's reputation for quality
patient care — not to mention the bottom line implications of a
costly lawsuit. Order Pressure Ulcers: A Prevention, Assessment,
and Treatment Training Guide today, and start managing the risks
associated with this important long-term care issue. As part of this
one-of-a-kind, complete training system, you'll receive:
Training manual - The foundation of the program, this informative manual teaches
nursing home management to train staff in preventing, assessing, and
treating pressure ulcers. At 184 pages, it is a must-have resource for
all long-term care administrators, directors of nursing, risk managers
and other training staff.
CD-ROM - The CD-ROM includes a complete 120-slide PowerPoint inservice
training program with a follow-up quiz and certificates of completion
for staff. Use all the slides or only the ones that work best for your
own needs! It includes numerous photos of pressure ulcers in various
stages to allow staff to recognize and treat sores. The CD-ROM also
includes sample forms and policies you can easily customize for your own
facility.
25 Staff handbooks - Training CNAs and other frontline staff is crucial to the proper
prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers. Your training kit includes
a pack of 25 information-packed handbooks. This 16-page handbook
highlights the most pertinent information regarding pressure ulcer
prevention, assessment, and treatment. The handbooks are used along with
the CD-ROM and inservice program — CNAs can even count the program and
quiz toward their mandatory annual continuing education requirements!
This
kit includes everything you need to implement an effective pressure ulcer
program at your facility, including information on:
Background and scope of pressure ulcers - Definition of a pressure
ulcer, pressure ulcer prevention costs, standards of negligence, and the
pros and cons of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987
Complete pressure ulcer program — general policies
Development of pressure ulcer prevention and management policies,
including sample policies
Pressure ulcer prevention - How risk factors such as support surfaces,
moisture, and nutrition contribute to the development of pressure ulcers
Pressure ulcer development - A review of skin anatomy, the four stages
of pressure ulcers, healing processes and wound healing, and discussion
of Minimum Data Set (MDS) requirements
Wound assessment - Types of tissue, wound edges, wound photography,
measuring pressure ulcers, and more
Healing assessment - Measuring and monitoring healing, changes in tissue
type, and the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing tool
Treatment concepts - Identifying treatment goals, wound cleaning and
irrigation, debridement, clean versus sterile dressings, and much more
Identifying risk factors - This information will help you identify all
risk factors, not just the ones the MDS targets
Assessment tools - Forms and checklists to better assess and document
cases
CMS regulations and standards of practice - Surveyor "Interpretive
Guidelines," Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' statistics on
pressure ulcers as a deficiency
Karen
Clay, RN, BSN, CWCN, is the President of Kare N' Consulting in Brimfield,
MA, a long-term care consulting company. She specializes in wound
management, risk management, and clinical program development. An active
educator, Clay regularly provides seminars on wound management and is
working with facilities as part of the Nursing Home Quality Initiative on
pressure ulcer prevention and management. Clay's 20+ years of experience in
healthcare management includes serving as a former director of nurses,
corporate clinical consultant, and as a founding member of a company
specializing in long-term care medical services. Karen is author of The
Long-Term Care Survey Preparation Handbook, published by HCPro, and her work
regularly includes "pre-survey" assessments of long-term care facilities.
Clay is unique in her ability to traverse from resident bedside, to
classroom, to board room with ease, competence, and a sense of humor.
With more than 17 years of experience, HCPro, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated information,
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