Overview
This Fast Facts will assist with improving outcomes for patients with pressure ulcers and strategies for decreasing pressure ulcer occurrence within a facility. Using the easy to read, quick-access Fast Facts style, the book presents guidelines for assessing, preventing, and treating pressure ulcers, for establishing an ulcer reduction program, and for increasing reimbursement. It includes tips for care in the Fast Facts in a Nutshell feature format. Pressure ulcers can be devastating not only for the patient but those caring for them. Sometimes with even the best of care, pressure ulcers occur, but what about those that can be prevented? The author, with the help of nursing staff at all levels, achieved pressure ulcers reduction in her facility by 54% over a one year period through implementation of an ulcer reduction program. This book will cover pressure ulcer risk assessment (important to include in the initial patient assessment), incidence, underlying causative factors, factors to eliminate when planning patient care, equipment that can help prevent 'pressure' on susceptible patient tissues, issues concerning dressings and treatments, benefits of creating a skin care team, how to document to insure higher reimbursement, and lastly, working with outpatients. Additionally, nurses studying for certification as a Wound, Ostomy Continence Nurse (WOCN) will find support material related to identifying, preventing, and resolving pressure ulcers that is difficult to access in other publications. Key Features of this Book in Bullet-Point Format Succinct Fast Facts Reference style provides easy access to important Pressure Ulcer Facts Includes the Fast Facts in a Nutshell tips that help guide nursing staff towards improving assessment, treatment, and documenting skills Provides care delivery parameters and documentation required for optimal Medicare & Medicaid reimbursement Delivers frequently-used guidelines for on assessing, measuring, and grading pressure ulcers, and documenting the findings Presents strategies for establishing an ulcer prevention program Authored by a coordinator of a successful wound ostomy program in a facility that has reduced pressure ulcer occurrence by 54% in one year
Full Product Details
Author: Mary Ellen Dziedzic
Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint: Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.456kg
ISBN: 9780826198945
ISBN 10: 0826198945
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 30 December 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Author Information
Mary Ellen Dziedzic, MSN, RN, WOCN, is Coordinator, Wound Ostomy Program at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA, where her work resulted in a 54% reduction of pressure ulcers over a one-year period.
