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NSFT Pressure Ulcer Initiative

NSFT Pressure Ulcer Initiative. ‘Make it your mission to re-position’. What is a pressure ulcer. ‘An area of localised damage to the skin and underlying tissue caused by pressure, shear friction and/or a combination of these’ (EPUAC/NICE/RCN 2005). How does it happen?.

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NSFT Pressure Ulcer Initiative

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  1. NSFT Pressure Ulcer Initiative ‘Make it your mission to re-position’

  2. What is a pressure ulcer ‘An area of localised damage to the skin and underlying tissue caused by pressure, shear friction and/or a combination of these’ (EPUAC/NICE/RCN 2005)

  3. How does it happen? Lying/sitting in one place too long Friction/shear Moisture lesion

  4. What does it look like Graded system Pain Smell Rotting flesh

  5. How to avoid PU’s Assessment O/A Reviews Equipment Repositioning Team work Nutrition/Hydration Mobility

  6. Surface - correct support Skin - inspection & review Kinetics - re-positioning Incontinence - clean and dry Nutrition & hydration SSKIN

  7. http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/helm/resources/index.aspx Click on E-Learning resources Click on Aseptic Non-touch technique Click on Video presentation Useful Web address for Aseptic technique

  8. http://www.stopthepressure.com/path/ Useful information please use Stop the Pressure Website

  9. Good basic nursing care Repositioning Maintain mobility Nutrition & Hydration Skin Care Moisture Lesion – Yes or No Record it Report it Respond to it Understand it Conclusion

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