Pressure Injury Risk Assessment and Prevention
Webinar Details & Objectives
Pressure injuries cause significant harm to patients and are generally considered preventable. Reducing pressure injury is imperative. Determining the sources of risk for pressure injury is the first step. This webinar will also explain how to individualize a plan of care to reduce pressure injury by using the subscales of the Braden Risk Assessment Tool. Examples will be provided.
Objectives:
- Identify common risk factors for the development of pressure injury/ulcers
- Describe how the Braden Scale score can be used to identify risk factors and guide nursing interventions to reduce risk
- Discuss nursing interventions to reduce risk of pressure injury using the
Speakers
Joyce Black, PhD, RN, FAAN University of Nebraska Medical Center
Professor
Dr. Black is a Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate students at the College. Dr Black is a Past President of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and is currently on the Board of Directors. Dr Black served as the co-chair of the task force to update the definitions of the stages of pressure ulcers. She has received many awards for her work in pressure injury, most recently the Kosiak award from NPUAP for her work in deep tissue pressure injury.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.