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A Clean Sweep in Wound Care
In the medical field, they say that “cleanliness is half of health.” That means that a clean environment and a
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Fight Pressure Injuries with Good Nutrition
While “you are what you eat” may have some limitations, there’s no doubt that what you choose to put into
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How to Evaluate a Quality Improvement Project at Your Facility
When it comes to healthcare, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Finding ways to reduce certain
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The Role of Flap Surgery in the Correction of Pressure Injuries
When it comes to pressure injuries, surgical treatment is a last resort. The risks of complications are high – between
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Comfort, Stability, Security: The Principles of Effective Repositioning
You’re constantly on the move. No, we’re not talking about walking, running, taking planes, trains and automobiles to any of
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From “On Paper” to “On the Floor” – How to Practically Implement PI Prevention
Trying to lower pressure injury rates in your facility? Updating facility procedures is step one. However, it is only step one.
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Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Factors: What Are We Looking For, and Why?
What would pressure injury prevention look like in an ideal world? Each of our patients would receive unlimited resources geared
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Hidden Surfaces Present Hidden Risks: What Do You Need to Know?
A decade ago, pressure injury prevention and treatment was entirely based on the assumption that unrelenting pressure on tissues caused
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Medical Devices in the Healing Process: Friend or Foe?
We’re used to thinking of medical devices as our loyal sidekicks in healing our patients. Indeed they are; the medical
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Can a Dementia Patient Be Truly Noncompliant?
Turning and repositioning patients regularly is one of the foundations of pressure injury prevention. Patients who resist caretakers’ efforts to