Pressure Ulcers and other Wounds in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Setting

Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical AssociationPublished: March 26, 2018

Pages:26
Format:Spiral Bound
Dimensions:4.25" x 7.25"

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Key Points
Glossary
Tables
- Summary of Recommendations and Their Grading
- Pressure Ulcer Staging
- Physical Factors That May Influence Pressure-Ulcer Treatment Choices
- Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Pain
- Nutritional Supplementation to Promote Skin Integrity and Healing
- Characteristics of Available Support Surfaces
- Methods of Debridement
- Options for Pressure Ulcer Dressings
Steps
- STEP 1: Does the Patient Have Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcers?
- STEP 2: Examine the Patient's Skin Thoroughly to Identify Existing Pressure Ulcers
- STEP 3: Assess the Patient's Overall Physical and Psychosocial Health and Characterize the Pressure Ulcer
- STEP 4: Identify Factors That Can Affect Ulcer Treatment and Healing
- STEP 5: Characterize the Pressure Ulcer
- STEP 6: Identify Priorities in Managing The Ulcer and the Patient
- STEP 7: Establish a Realistic, Individualized Interprofessional Care Plan
- STEP 8: Provide General Support for the Patient
- STEP 9: Manage Pressure
- STEP 10: Manage Colonized or Infected Ulcers
- STEP 11: Debride Necrotic Tissue from the Ulc
- STEP 12: Cover and Protect the Ulcer and Surrounding Skin
- STEP 13: Recognize and Manage Ulcer Complications
- STEP 14: Consider Adjunctive Therapies when Standard Therapies are Ineffective and Align with Goals of Care
- STEP 15: Manage, Venous, Arterial, Neuropathic, and Other Ulcers
- STEP 16: Monitor The Progress of Both Patient and Ulcer
- STEP 17: Decide Whether to Change Approaches to Managing the Ulcer
- STEP 18: Monitor the Facility's Management of Pressure Ulcers