SAWC Insights

A New Protocol to Prevent Hospital-acquired Heel Pressure Injuries

Lupie Bautista, MSN, RN-BC, CWOCN; Christopher Lemus, RN

11/30/2022

A quality improvement (QIP) project was implemented to prevent heel hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) in 102 patients in a 32-bed medical-surgical orthopedic unit.

Featured Content

The Power of Engagement With Multidisciplinary Societies

Current Issue

September 2024

Volume 70

Issue 3

Current Issue

Issue Archive

Supplements

Supplement

At-Risk Skin: 21 Consensus Statements From the Coalition for At-Risk Skin

21 Consensus Statements From the Coalition for At-Risk Skin

Supplement

Use of a New Dressing Protocol in Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds on Homebound Patients: A Retrospective Study

Study to determine if the use of a new dressing protocol applied by advanced practice certified wound care nurses at the patient’s residence could be effective in rapid wound resolution.

Understanding Moisture-associated Skin Damage and Best Practice Recommendations

Special Report on MASD written by Elizabeth Faust, MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, MAPWCA; Siobhan McCoulough, CNS; and Patricia Idensohn, CNS.

Gelling Fiber Dressings: How Structure and Function Relate to Healing

Biomedical engineer Amit Gefen, BSc, MSc, PhD, discusses dressings in general and gelling dressings in particular from an engineering and clinical use perspective.

The Wound Hygiene Protocol: An Expert Challenge of Complex Wounds

The supplement provides a brief overview of the Wound Hygiene Protocol, developed by ConvaTec, as well as a series of clinical cases presented by experts in their respective fields. These clinical cases challenge the reader to consider how to best approach the reported wound cases.

Sign Up for eNews

Wound Management & Prevention Newsletter

A New Protocol to Prevent Hospital-acquired Heel Pressure Injuries

Featured Content

Current Issue

Supplements

Sign Up for eNews

Specialties

Events

Year Round Education

HMP Global Products