Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your...
-
Upload
geraldine-wade -
Category
Documents
-
view
218 -
download
1
Transcript of Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your...
![Page 1: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Preventing Pressure Ulcers
Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders.
They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation and death!
![Page 2: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
They’re a leading cause of death in elders
Over 90% of elders who get a pressure ulcer within 3 months of admission to a nursing home die as the result!
![Page 3: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Alert frontline caregiving is an important key!
Frontline caregivers are often the first to spot potential problems.
![Page 4: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Your alertness may save an elder’s life!
So stay alert! Alert frontline caregivers are a first line of defense against pressure ulcers!
![Page 5: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
This is a pressure ulcer!
![Page 6: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Prevention is the key!
And pressure ulcers are easy to prevent in most cases!
![Page 7: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
It’s not rocket science!
Just a few easy-to-do caregiving skills will prevent most pressure ulcers!
![Page 8: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
So what’s the problem?
Answer: Careless caregiving!
![Page 9: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Where ulcers form
![Page 10: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
A few simple caregiving rules are the answer!
The secret to success:Do them faithfully, every day, all day long… without fail!
![Page 11: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Tip Elders sitting in a chair, need to be repositioned every hour!
![Page 12: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Warning: An hour goes by fast!
You need an alert system!
![Page 13: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Tip: For elders lying down: 2 hours!
For your immobile elders who are lying down, they need repositioning every two hours… without fail!
![Page 14: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Tip: Train them to move themselves
For those elders that are able, it is very helpful if you can train them to keep repositioning themselves when they are in a lying or sitting position.
![Page 15: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Tip: Keep them dry and clean
Keep them clean and dry… Always!
![Page 16: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Tip: Do a daily skin check
Especially for your at-risk elders:Those who have diabetesThose who are immobileThose who have skin problemsThose who have an existing ulcer, or a healed ulcerThose who have Alzheimer’s
![Page 17: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Tip: Never drag them across sheets! Use proper
lifting techniques!
Get help if necessary!
![Page 18: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Tip: Use recommended supports
![Page 19: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Tip: Watch Alzheimer’s elders carefully
They need extra care to prevent pressure ulcers.
![Page 20: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Tip: Watch your diabetic elders very carefully
The high blood sugar levels of diabetics can make curing pressure ulcers difficult, or impossible: they are a leading cause of amputation and death in these elders!
![Page 21: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
Tip: Watch their nutrition
Lack of proper nutrition… including drinking enough water… is a major cause of pressure ulcers in elders.
![Page 22: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Tip: Prevent dry skin
Dry skin can cause pressure ulcers.Use recommended lotions.
![Page 23: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Alert, watchful caregiving is the key!
![Page 24: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are one of the worst things that can happen to your elders. They’re a leading cause of suffering, amputation.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649e715503460f94b6f001/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
The End