Nurse Safety Scholar Blog on Pressure Ulcers
Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (JCR) and Hill-Rom have created the Nurse Safety Scholar-in-Residence Program to translate safe patient care from evidence to the bedside. The initial emphasis of this unique partnership is to develop tools and best practices to maintain skin integrity and prevent pressure ulcers. Irene Jankowski has been appointed the Nurse Safety Scholar and over the next year will be sharing thoughts, outcomes and performance improvement project findings. Follow Irene's journey by reading and participating in her blog.
- 3/4/2010
- Author: Irene Jankowski
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My final month as the JCR/Hill-Rom Nurse Scholar is here and I leave this project with a greater appreciation for the hard work that nurses and nursing assistants do every day as they provide the best possible care for their patients. Every day, nurses all over the world are faced with more and more responsibilities. Nurses work hard to protect patients from misinformatio...
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- 1/13/2010
- Author: Irene Jankowski
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Diagnosing a pressure ulcer: Barrier to prevention?
Correctly diagnosing a pressure ulcer can be complicated. In fact there are times when even the wound care experts are unsure of the etiology of a wound, causing debate over whether or not to refer to a wound as a pressure ulcer. Questions arise when a clear history of the wound is not obtainable, or w...
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- 10/16/2009
- Author: Irene Jankowski
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It is well accepted that doctors have a role in the treatment of pressure ulcers, but what about prevention? I’ve been reviewing various hospitals’ pressure ulcer prevention programs and am struck by what I see as an important team member who seems to be absent—doctors. Do doctors have a role in pressure ulcer prevention? Are doctors on...
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- 9/9/2009
- Author: Irene Jankowski
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Fall update: The project begins – Act I: Setting the Stage - Meeting the Players
Act II: On-site Visits - Identifying the Problems
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- 7/29/2009
- Author: Irene Jankowski
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In just two weeks we will be entering the 4th month of this project. During the summer months we should be taking some time off and enjoying the weather and time with family. The importance of protecting patients from injuries never stops, no matter the season. Caring for hospitalized patients is a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week process, so prevention strategies have to carry ov...
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- 6/4/2009
- Author: Irene Jankowski
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I am just beginning my second month of this year-long project and am still trying to develop a good pace for working half-time as the WOCN for my hospital and working half-time on a project that I hope will find solutions to the barriers to success for pressure ulcer prevention programs. My hospital colleagues and new colleagues at Joint Commission Resources are amazing...
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- 5/7/2009
- Author: Irene Jankowski
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As a bedside Wound, Ostomy, Continence Specialist, I am convinced that best practices for pressure ulcer prevention can be effective and can lead to prevention of most pressure related injuries. However, I am also aware that there are gaps in the prevention process, probably at the point of clinician/patient contact, that could lead to patient injury and that may interfere with achie...
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