Women use an average of 12 personal care products a day. She also shares practical tips - from education and training to product selection - that may help reduce the risk of PI in your facility.We can all agree that the term “all-natural” is thrown around loosely in the beauty industry, making it tricky to decode what’s actually in the items you use daily. Real Talk About Pressure Injuries: Why Are We Still Struggling With Prevention?Įven with structured programs, early intervention and better reporting, some facilities still struggle with pressure injury (PI) prevention - but why? Jessica Pehrson, RN, MSN, CWS, answers that question by outlining common areas where PI diagnosis, treatment and prevention often come up short despite the latest global efforts to determine root causes and expanding clinical recommendations for assessment and management. Denise Ziemann RN, BSN, and Kimberly Schommer RN, BSN, VA-BC, breakdown how a novel approach to thinking about medical tape can help reduce complications, provide insight into factors that influence appropriate tape selection and translate to improved patient, clinical and financial outcomes. If it sticks and does its job, there really isn’t a need for more understanding, right? Actually, there is much more to medical tape than you may think. Throughout care settings, there is a perception that “tape is tape” – that there isn’t much to it. Safe Securement to Skin: Thinking Differently About Medical Tape and it's Impact on Patient Outcomes Hear as Patrick Parks, MD, PhD, and Matthew Cooper, MD, explore elevating the importance of skin when delivering care. When it’s damaged, skin can negatively impact our psychological and physical health. As the largest organ in the body, skin is critical to the maintenance of our bodies and health.

Skin is a window to who we are as people.

State of Skin – Elevating the Science of Skin Management View past webinars from the series that explore the science of skin in more depth, including topics such as safe securement to skin, maintaining skin integrity, repairing injured skin and helping prevent infection. Health Care Assessment & Utilization: Insightful Solutions.

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