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Risk Management

The Elephant in the Room is Pressure Injuries #1045 (0.50 CH)

1045 - The Elephant in the Room is Pressure Injuries #1045 (0.50 CH)

Speaker(s)

• 

  Cassendra Munro, MSN, RN, CNOR

  Manager Magnet and Professional Practice
  Providence Saint John's Health Center
  Santa Monica, California
• DF

  Debra Fawcett, PhD, RN

  Director, Infection Prevention
  Eskenazi Health
  Indianapolis, IN

Learn ideas to overcome the lack of recognition and how to reduce the potential of pressure injury acquired in the OR. Strategies will be defined and outlined including both preoperatively and postoperatively. Key stakeholders needed for prevention and reduction will be identified as well as suggestions to increase patient safety, communication, and improve outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify practical plans to reduce the occurrence of pressure injury in the OR.
• Describe methods to enhance patient safety for prevention of pressure injury in the OR.
• Identify key stakeholders who impact the ability to address pressure injury in the OR.
• Describe methods to address the pressure injury issue with leadership.