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Modules - Pressure Ulcer Prevention PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION Learn about essential early interventions that help prevent pressure ulcers and find out how to target these services to the at-risk residents who most need them. Let's review Risk assessments help target interventions Failure to target services can create extra work Failure to target services can also short-change residents in need So here are our recommendations PU Quality Indicators for intervention QI 1: Assess for intervention needs QI 2: Use pressure reduction surfaces QI 3: Reposition residents who need it How to conduct our performance assessment Take action based on residents' abilities Additional recommendations for optimal care Coming up: Wound assessment Your assignment References Print module in full (PDF)

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