Foundations of pressure injury prevention

This interactive educational content introduces the learner to pressure injuries, how pressure injuries occur, risk factors for pressure injuries, risk assessment and preventative skin care, nutrition, paying special attention to heels, and medical device related pressure injuries.  

What you will learn:

• Explain pressure injuries and their impact
• List complications associated with hospital acquired pressure injuries
• Identify factors causing pressure injury development
• Describe risk assessment tools
• Describe heel pressure injuries
• Identify prevention and treatment measures for heel pressure injuries
• Explain preventive measures for medical device-related pressure injuries