Pressure Ulcers: Create Improvement
Wound Management Best Practice Intervention Package
This brand new BPIP brings together evidence-based practices from leading expert organizations, such as Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN); National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP); International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP); and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Types of wounds covered in this BPIP include:
- Pressure ulcers/injuries
- Venous, arterial, and neuropathic lower-extremity wounds
- Surgical wounds
- Skin tears
- Burns
- Ostomies
Wound Management Best Practice Intervention Package
Wound Management Best Practice Intervention
AHRQ's On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit & Assessment
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention to help nursing homes with electronic medical records reduce the occurrence of in-house pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers remain a serious problem in nursing homes despite regulatory and market approaches to encourage prevention and treatment.
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Additional Tools
C.N.A Skin Assessment Report Tool