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

Braden Risk Assessment Tool

Assessments and Best Practices in Care of Older Adults

Pressure Ulcers Reference Card