🩹 Can we reliably assess pressure injury risk in Turkish ICUs?

This study examined the validity and reliability of the Turkish adaptation of the ICU Specific Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Scale.

🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70329

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Members of Unity Health Toronto's Pressure Injury Prevention Steering Committee recently presented at the Canadian Pressure Injury Summit, sharing our expertise with federal leaders and healthcare experts from across the country. www.cpiap.com/2024-summit
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🧓🩹 Skin tears in older ICU patients are more common than we think, affecting 1 in 7, according to this new study.

🔗 Full article: doi.org/10.1111/nicc...

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Evaluating the Knowledge Level, Practice, and Behavioral Change Potential of Care Managers in Pressure Injury Prevention Using a Mobile App Prototyping Model in the Home-Care Setting: Single-Arm,… Background: The use of mobile applications (apps) to promote knowledge level, practice, and behavioral change potential has become increasingly common. However, studies on apps targeting social welfare employees working in the home-care setting to prevent…

JMIR Formative Res: Evaluating the Knowledge Level, Practice, and Behavioral Change Potential of Care Managers in Pressure Injury Prevention Using a Mobile App Prototyping Model in the Home-Care Setting: Single-Arm,… #MobileHealth #PressureInjuryPrevention #CareManagers #HomeCare #HealthTech