Skin and Wound & Documentation

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MOH NURSING CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES 2/2001 …

1.3 Staging of Pressure Ulcers The staging of pressure ulcers uses the National Pressure Ulcers Advisory Panel four-level staging system (NPUAP 1989; NPUAP 1998). Stage I: An observable pressure related alteration of intact skin whose indicators as compared to the adjacent or opposite area on the body may include changes in one or more of the ...

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Educating Staff on the Accurate Location and Etiology of ...

If a PU is identified, refer to the NPUAP November 2009 pressure ulcer staging system and guidelines for treatment.1 If the injury is not over a bony prominence, or due to a device, the main etiology is likely not pressure; the injury should not be staged using the NPUAP system.1 Other buttock ulcers, such as IAD, abrasions or maceration, are

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Apple “PIE” – Pressure Injury Explanation

NPUAP Staging System Changes • The term “pressure injury” replaces “pressure ulcer” • Arabic numbers are now used in the names of the stages instead of Roman numerals • The term “suspected” has been removed from the Deep Tissue Injury diagnostic label .

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NPUAP Pressure Injury Stages

NPUAP Pressure Injury Stages The updated staging system includes the following definitions: Pressure Injury: A pressure injury is localized damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical or other device. The injury can present as intact skin or an open ulcer and may be painful.

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Deep Tissue Injury

stages; paralleling the current staging system for pressure ulcers. In this system, the intact skin phase would be labeled a stage I DTI, the blistered phase a stage II DTI and so on. Differential diagnosis Several skin conditions need to be included …

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Measuring Pressure Ulcer Rates and Prevention Practices

for identification and staging. 2. Assessment. Every patient on every unit has a head to toe skin assessment (looking for pressure ulcers). 3. Record. Highest stage of pressure ulcer (each patient only counts once—by patient, not by number of wounds). 4. If found. Review chart and determine if pressure ulcer was documented on admission.

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