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The day I fired pillows and wedges
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Many moons ago when I was fairly new to nursing, I was assigned to care for a patient with stage 4 pressure injuries on three sides of her lower trunk...
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Public awareness of Pressure Ulcers
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Public awareness of Pressure Ulcers
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4 Myths about Turning And Repositioning
4 Myths about Turning And Repositioning
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And how these myths affect HAPI rates, costs, and outcomes By Gwen Jewell, Clinical Nurse II, BSN, CWS Wound Care Pressure Injury Prevention Keywords: Pressure Injury, Pressure Injury Prevention, Turning...
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What’s it going to take to stop pressure injuries?
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If we want to realize genuine improvement in the quality of the pressure injury prevention and treatment we deliver, we cannot start with Electronic Health Records or technology driven approaches...
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Founded to innovate effective pressure reduction equipment
Founded to innovate effective pressure reduction equipment
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Each year, more than 2.5 million people suffer from pressure ulcers, aka bedsores. For every 1 person who gets a pressure ulcer, there are at least 20 people who are...
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Why I got into the pressure injury prevention biz
Why I got into the pressure injury prevention biz
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My Scope of Practice: Take a Load Off By Barbara Zeiger, originally published in OWM Journal May 5th, 2017 Gwen Jewell, RN, BSN, CWS, often asks herself why she is so...
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