Over the past year while operations and resources shifted to battle COVID-19, unintended consequences emerged—one being greater incidence of pressure injuries. Now that the pandemic is at a turning point, facilities can start to refocus and improve this trend. This Provider Magazine article suggests ways to reorient efforts toward preventing and managing pressure injuries.

Maximizing wound nurses’ roles gives skilled nursing facilities the opportunity to utilize their expertise to champion skin integrity for all residents.

Read the full article: Hitting Reset on Pressure Injury Prevention (providermagazine.com, July 1, 2021)