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Skin Check™ Program Reduces Pressure Ulcers by 67%!
Effective utilization of nurse assistants for skin inspection and rapid response resulting in improved staff communication and patient outcomes
Bayerl K, Boushley G, Bellin Hospital, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Poster presented at the 18th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, sponsored by The Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the British Medical Journal Publications Group, Orlando, FL, Dec 2006.

Address an IHI Initiative with Skin Check.
IHI “Prevent Pressure Ulcers” How-to Guide
3. Inspect Skin Daily
“Adapt documentation tools to prompt daily skin inspection, documentation of findings, and initiation of prevention strategies as needed.”* “Educate all levels of staff to inspect the skin any time they are assisting the patient, for example...while bathing. Upon recognition of any change in skin integrity, notify staff so that appropriate interventions can be put in place.”*

Address a JCAHO 2007 National Patient Safety Goal with Skin Check.
Goal 2: Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers.
2C “Measure, assess and, if appropriate, take action to improve the timeliness of reporting, and the timeliness of receipt by the responsible licensed caregiver, of critical test results and values.” 2E “Implement a standardized approach to ‘hand off’ communications, including an opportunity to ask and respond to questions.”

Customizable Protocols

Reducing Threats to Skin Integrity Home Page
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