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AHRQ’s safety program for nursing homes: On-time pressure ulcer prevention

November 20, 2020

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.…

Becoming a wound and ostomy nurse

March 24, 2017

People sometimes ask how I can tolerate my work, but I love being a wound and ostomy nurse. I’ll admit that, when performing an assessment, I don’t always love…

Choosing a support surface to prevent pressure ulcers

November 10, 2015

Nurses in various settings and practices must navigate the complex process of preventing and treating pressure ulcers. Support surfaces play a pivotal role in this process; clinicians use…

Get positive results with negative-pressure wound therapy

January 11, 2011

The author present tips to help you avoid pitfalls and ensure safe use of negative-pressure wound therapy, which applies subatmospheric pressure to accelerate the healing of complex wounds.

Is your wound-cleansing practice up to date?

July 11, 2013

Do you know how to choose-and correctlyuse-the appropriate agent to clean your patient’s wound?

New research on the connection between genetics and wound healing

September 14, 2020

A new study published in Plos Pathogens examines the connection between wound microbiomes and wound healing. (more…)

New study focuses on wound healing mechanisms

June 16, 2020

A new study recently published in Nature Communications focuses on the “biomechanical properties of skin wounds.” (more…)

NPIAP COVID-19 related resources for pressure injury prevention

October 23, 2020

NPIAP Panel Members have provided these resources as a convenience to website visitors and for informational purposes only. Once you click on these links, you will be leaving…

NPIAP protecting facial skin under PPE N95 face masks infographic

October 16, 2020

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Personal protective equipment (PPE) and pressure injuries

October 9, 2020

Many health care professionals are wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) the majority of the day. There are increasing reports of pressure injuries from masks, goggles and other PPE.…

Pressure injury assessment

October 2, 2020

A Pressure Injury (PI) assessment is a written record or picture of the status and progress that the PI is making. Assessments should include a record of your…

Pressure injury prevention – PIP tips for prone positioning infographic from NPIAP

November 30, 2020

Evidence-based standards of pressure injury prevention have not changed. However, we reasonably anticipate that unavoidable pressure injury rates may increase during the COVID-19 crisis. By definition, an unavoidable…

Preventing pressure injuries in medical-surgical patients

June 21, 2018

How to overcome competing priorities to provide nurse education. An interview with Jill Cox, PhD, RN, APN-C, CWOCN/APN, clinical associate professor, Rutgers School of Nursing, Newark, NJ. Cox…

Protecting Patients and Staff: The Road to a System-Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Program Webinar

October 30, 2020

A free webinar hosted by Kelly McFee This session will discuss the implementation of a step by step system-wide pressure injury prevention program that includes comprehensive wound and…

Skin failure: A historical perspective

October 2, 2023

Kennedy terminal ulcer. Kennedy lesion. Skin failure. Skin changes at life’s end. Terminal ulcers. Trombley-Brennan terminal tissue injury. End-stage skin. Skin changes associated with dying. Decubitus ominosus. Unavoidable…

Skin manifestations with COVID-19

November 13, 2020

The Purple Skin and Toes that you are seeing may not be Deep Tissue Pressure Injury Many reports are occurring concerning areas of purpuric/purple skin and purple toe…

Staying out of sticky situations: How to choose the right tape for your patient

July 2, 2015

Are you using the wrong kind of medical tape on your patients? Although we strive to provide the safest care possible, some nurses may not realize that medical…

Transitioning wound care patients to post-acute care

January 10, 2018

Setting goals and meeting needs. Takeaways: When discharging patients from acute care facilities, consider cognitive and functional status; the home environment; family or caregiver support; access to services,…

Unavoidable pressure injury during COVID-19 Crisis

November 27, 2020

A Position Paper from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel https://cdn.ymaws.com/npiap.com/resource/resmgr/white_papers/Unavoidable_in_COVID_Pandemi.pdf

Vancomycin flushing syndrome

October 7, 2023

Shantae Demano*, a 62-year-old woman with a history of recent total left knee surgery, is admitted to the ICU with sepsis and an infection of the knee, which…

Venous ulcer care

October 8, 2021

Prompt, proper care will help reduce complications and improve quality of life. Venous ulcers are the most common lower extremity wounds in the United States. Patients experience poor…

Wound care: Five evidence-based practices

February 1, 2023

Nurses, physical therapists, physicians, and surgeons perform wound care in almost every care setting; however, evidence-based practices continue to elude many healthcare providers. Five key considerations—clean vs. sterile…