Implementation of Frequent Skin Assessments

Authors

Tiffany Gagnon, Southern Maine Health CareFollow

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Description

Background:

The current skin assessment policy at the Behavioral Health Unit at Southern Maine Health Care requires more frequent skin checks for patients who are immobile in a mental health department.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reports “hospital-acquired pressure injury rates continue to rise across the United States” (Pittman et al., 2022).

Publication Date

10-2023

Keywords

Skin Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Nursing, Pressure Injury Rates

Disciplines

Nursing

Comments

SMHC Cohort 1

Recommended Citation

Gagnon, Tiffany, "Implementation of Frequent Skin Assessments" (2023). Nurse Residency. 2.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/nurseresidency/2