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Diversity and Pressure Injury Prevention
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Diversity and Pressure Injury Prevention
How Much Do You Know About Diversity and Pressure Injury Prevention?
How Much Do You Know About Diversity and Pressure Injury Prevention?
<section><h2>WS PA December 2021</h2></section><section><h2><h2>How long does it take for hyperemia (non-blanchable erythema) to set in?<wbr></wbr></h2></h2></section><section><h3><h2>In patients/residents with darker pigmented skin, how does hyperemia appear?<br /></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>What method listed is NOT a way to illuminate darker pigmented skin to look for pressure injuries?<br /></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>What is a device that alerts staff to reposition a patient and automatically documents this into the medical record? <br /></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>What is a tool that can be used to assess skin breakdown and early-stage PIs? This tool can take a photo or video of the skin and detect metabolic abnormalities that are caused by partial or complete occlusion of dermal capillaries. <br /></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>The development of a pressure injury depends ONLY on the amount of time that area of tissue is exposed to unrelieved pressure. True or false?<br /></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>Friction and shearing forces do not contribute to pressure injuries. True or false?<br /></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>Which of the following is NOT a risk factor to be considered when determining whether a patient/resident is at risk for developing a pressure injury?<br /></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>There are five factors that a clinician should assess to determine the amount of risk a patient/resident has for developing a PI. Four of them are temperature, color, moisture level, and skin integrity. What is the fifth?<br /></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>What are some support surfaces that clinicians can provide to patients/residents at risk for developing pressure injuries?<br /></h2></h3></section><section><h2></h2></section><section><h3></h3></section>
