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Making pressure ulcers a thing of the past

Making pressure ulcers a thing of the past Since the staff-led scheme was introduced, there have been no cases of pressure ulcers for more than 18 months on a number of wards at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. The SKIN Bundle reminder system, which received an NHS Wales Award 2011 recently, involves checking the surface of the skin, keeping the patient moving and assessing continence and nutrition status. Putting the system into practice are junior nurse Zoe Edwards and lead nurse in long-term care Beverley Williams. Assistant director of nursing Nicola Williams said: ‘We are determined to make pressure ulcers a thing of the past.’ Download a powerpoint presentation http://tiny.cc/SKIN_Bundle http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nursing Management Royal College of Nursing (RCN)

Making pressure ulcers a thing of the past

Nursing Management , Volume 18 (5) – Aug 31, 2011

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Publisher
Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
Copyright
©2012 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.
Subject
News
ISSN
1354-5760
eISSN
2047-8976
DOI
10.7748/nm2011.09.18.5.5.p6192
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Abstract

Since the staff-led scheme was introduced, there have been no cases of pressure ulcers for more than 18 months on a number of wards at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. The SKIN Bundle reminder system, which received an NHS Wales Award 2011 recently, involves checking the surface of the skin, keeping the patient moving and assessing continence and nutrition status. Putting the system into practice are junior nurse Zoe Edwards and lead nurse in long-term care Beverley Williams. Assistant director of nursing Nicola Williams said: ‘We are determined to make pressure ulcers a thing of the past.’ Download a powerpoint presentation http://tiny.cc/SKIN_Bundle

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Nursing ManagementRoyal College of Nursing (RCN)

Published: Aug 31, 2011

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