
Avoidable or Unavoidable? Part 2: Best practices and Guideline Recommendations for pressure injury prevention with Cathy Milne
07/25/23 • 13 min
What does it mean if a hospital-acquired pressure injury is avoidable, or unavoidable? On this episode of The Pressure Effect, we continue our four-part series that examines a fictional pressure injury case, from beginning to end. This is Part Two of “Avoidable or Unavoidable? The Unstageable Pressure Injury of Mr. Y.” Join host Dr. David Zabel as he sits down with Cathy Milne, an Advanced Practice Wound, Ostomy Continence Nurse at Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, to further discuss the case of Mr. Y, and touch on some of the best practices and guideline recommendations for pressure injury prevention. So hit that play button and join us for this thoughtful episode of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew.
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What does it mean if a hospital-acquired pressure injury is avoidable, or unavoidable? On this episode of The Pressure Effect, we continue our four-part series that examines a fictional pressure injury case, from beginning to end. This is Part Two of “Avoidable or Unavoidable? The Unstageable Pressure Injury of Mr. Y.” Join host Dr. David Zabel as he sits down with Cathy Milne, an Advanced Practice Wound, Ostomy Continence Nurse at Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, to further discuss the case of Mr. Y, and touch on some of the best practices and guideline recommendations for pressure injury prevention. So hit that play button and join us for this thoughtful episode of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew.
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Avoidable or Unavoidable? The Unstageable Pressure Injury of Mr. Y: Part 1, with Dr. Lee Ruotsi
What does it mean if a hospital-acquired pressure injury is avoidable, or unavoidable? On this episode of The Pressure Effect, we kick off a four-part series that examines a fictional pressure injury case, from beginning to end. This is Part One of “Avoidable or Unavoidable? The Unstageable Pressure Injury of Mr. Y.” Join us as host Dr. David Zabel lays out the basic details of the case and discusses the standard of unavoidability with Dr. Lee Ruotsi of the Saratoga Hospital Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine. So press play and listen in to this insightful episode of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew.
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What does it mean if a hospital-acquired pressure injury is avoidable, or unavoidable? On this episode of The Pressure Effect, we continue our four-part series that examines a fictional pressure injury case, from beginning to end. This is Part three of “Avoidable or Unavoidable? The Unstageable Pressure Injury of Mr. Y.” Join host Dr. David Zabel as he sits down with pressure injury prevention researcher and Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at Boise State University, Dr. Jenny Alderden to dig deeper into the topic of unavoidability determinations, and discuss some common pitfalls in the process. So hit that play button and join us for this thoughtful episode of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew.
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