How can you prevent pressure injuries in the OR, and why is prevention important?
Learn from experts’ real-life experience and evidence-based practice in pressure injury prevention. Join Diane Kimsey as she shares her process improvement plans for decreasing pressure injuries in acute and ambulatory OR settings.
A pressure injury in the OR is caused by a combination of pressure, patient position, time, and lack of mobility. Education is a key component to be able to decrease patient risk and prevent pressure injuries from occurring in the OR.
During this webinar, Diane Kimsey will share her process improvement plans to decrease pressure injuries in the acute and ambulatory OR settings.
Speaker:
Diane Kimsey, MSN RN MHA CNOR CMLSO
Clinical educator at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, part of Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia, PA.
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