Critical care of the skin
Two-person skin assessment builds a foundation for pressure injury prevention. Takeaways: Pressure injury (PI) care bundles help to reduce variations…
pressure injuries
Improving patient outcomes and organizational financial health
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Introduction to pressure injuries: Prevention across the acute-care continuum
Pressure injury prevention requires an effective and sustainable program By Melissa A. Fitzpatrick, MSN, RN, FAAN Pressure injuries (PIs) have…
NPIAP COVID-19 related resources for pressure injury prevention
NPIAP Panel Members have provided these resources as a convenience to website visitors and for informational purposes only. Once you…
Nursing excellence: Successful steps to reduce pressure injuries related to noninvasive ventilation
Empowered professionals enhance patient safety. (more…)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) and pressure injuries
Many health care professionals are wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) the majority of the day. There are increasing reports of…
Pressure injuries…Prevention across the acute-care continuum
Throughout acute care—from the emergency department to the operating room and the critical-care unit—protecting patients’ skin from pressure injuries (PIs)…
Pressure injury assessment
A Pressure Injury (PI) assessment is a written record or picture of the status and progress that the PI is…
Pressure injury prevention – PIP tips for prone positioning infographic from NPIAP
Evidence-based standards of pressure injury prevention have not changed. However, we reasonably anticipate that unavoidable pressure injury rates may increase…
Protecting Patients and Staff: The Road to a System-Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Program Webinar
A free webinar hosted by Kelly McFee This session will discuss the implementation of a step by step system-wide pressure…
Unavoidable pressure injury during COVID-19 Crisis
A Position Paper from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel https://cdn.ymaws.com/npiap.com/resource/resmgr/white_papers/Unavoidable_in_COVID_Pandemi.pdf
