G 03 Love the Skin You're In! Pressure Injury Management

Monday, 18 November 2019: 1:15 PM-2:30 PM
Summary
Pressure injury management in hospitalized children is a multifaceted endeavor requiring varied and flexible interventions. Nurses are leading the way in finding effective solutions for protecting vulnerable patients from hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) through inter-professional collaboration, utilization of evidence-based practice and continuing nursing education.
Symposium Organizer:  Kara A. Johnson, BSN, RN, WOC-RN, WCC, Nursing Science, Professional Practice, & Quality, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA
Creating Sustainability: A Nurse-Led Skin Program

Kara A. Johnson, BSN, RN, WOC-RN, WCC
Nursing Science, Professional Practice, & Quality, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA
Laura C. Welch, BSN, RN-BC, CPN, WOC-RN, WCC
Nursing, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA



Better Together: Pressure Injury Prevalence and Nursing Professional Development

Mia K. Waldron, MSN-Ed, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CPN
Nursing Science, Professional Practice, and Quality, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA
Kara A. Johnson, BSN, RN, WOC-RN, WCC
Nursing Science, Professional Practice, & Quality, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA
Laura C. Welch, BSN, RN-BC, CPN, WOC-RN, WCC
Nursing, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA



Optimizing Skin Integrity: One Simple Change for Hospitalized Children

Laura C. Welch, BSN, RN-BC, CPN, WOC-RN, WCC1
Kara A. Johnson, BSN, RN, WOC-RN, WCC2
Pam A. Allen, RNC-NICU, WCC3
Leia Hayes, BSN, RNC-NIC1
Nora K. Kramer, BSN, RN, CPN1
Sarah M. Hamilton, BSN, CPN1
Bridget Bissell, BSN, RN1
(1)Nursing, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA
(2)Nursing Science, Professional Practice, & Quality, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA
(3)Nursing, Childern's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA