Turning the unturnable patient: A new algorithm for changing the culture of pressure ulcer prevention
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Samantha Jamison, MN, RN, CCRN, CSC; Jennifer Boeckmann, BSN, RN, CCRN; Katie L. Britton, BSN, RN; Margaret M. Petit, CWOCN -- Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Sasha A. Nelson, MN, RN, Med/Surg/Neuro ICU, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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We sought to address a critical component of HAPU development by providing a new algorithm for repositioning that "teaches the body to turn." This new ICU Pressure Injury Prevention (PIP) algorithm provides guidelines for repositioning of hemodynamically unstable patients reducing Hospital acquired pressure ulcers.
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019:Innovating Healthy Clinical and Academic Environments: Optimizing Patient Outcomes and Professional Well-Being, February 22-24, 2019. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
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| Keywords | Algorithm; Hemodynamically Unstable; Pressure Ulcer Prevention |
| Name | Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019 |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Date | 2019 |
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