Mobility
The minimum amount of time for high risk patients to be repositioned
What is every 2 hours?
Exposure of the skin to moisture leads to
What is maceration, diminished skin integrity, and or risk of fungal infection/rash?
Patients with a nutritional score of this amount should have a nutritional consult?
What is >or = 2?
Name a pressure point at risk for injury with C-Collar use
What is mandible, occiput, and or upper chest?
Definition: a specialized device for pressure redistribution to manage tissue loads, miccro-climate and therapies
What is a support serface?
Device used to prevent HAPI related to wheelchairs
What is a waffle cushion?
A dressing that can be applied around tubes and drains to absorb moisture
What is Mepilex Lite, Mepilex Transfer and or Tegaderm foam?
Name the essential nutrient that aids in wound healing.
What is protein?
Frequency of Cavilon No-Sting Barrier Film under respiratory interfaces.
What is Monday, Wednesday, Friday?
The area of concern has unblanchable erythema
What is a Stage I pressure injury?
Unwanted items which cause pressure injury if not disposed of properly
What is bed garbage?
Skin protectant from oral and trach secretions
What is Cavilon Durable Barrier Cream?
This vitamin helps to increase iron absorption.
What is vitamin C?
Vitamin C increase iron absorption. It increases resistance to infection by promoting migration of white blood cells to the wound. Vitamin C promotes neutrophil and fibroblast activity and is required for angiogenesis. Vitamin C is a cofactor for hydroxylation of proline and lysine in the process of collagen formation.
Padding for skin under PIV hubs.
What is Mepilex Lite or foam tape?
Who to notify when unblanchable redness is noted.
What is the Wound Ostomy Care Team/APRN?
Correct HOB positioning for ventilated patients
What is >30 degrees?
* Reminder that coccyx/sacrum should be padded or offloaded because the HOB elevation causes the pressure to be greater in that area
This is not to be secured over a Foley catheter
What is a diaper?
This is necessary to support the blood flow to wounded tissues and to prevent additional breakdown of the skin.
What is hydration?
Dressing that can be applied under pulse ox in patient's with fragile epidermis or poor perfusion.
What is Mepitel?
The newest member of the Wound Ostomy Care Team/APRN
Who is Erica Eberhard?
Timeframe for which surgical patients should not return to their surgical position post procedure.
What is 24 hours?
This can be applied to skin folds leaving a 2" tail
What is Interdry?
Patients’ need these two nutritional elements to help heal wounds
What are Vitamins and Minerals (also accepted, What is increased protein and calories).
The thought that Pulse Oximeters cause burns.
What is a myth?
Children have more of this in their skin than adults
What is collogen and elastin?