Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Day Contest
Contest: How are you and your team working to prevent pressure injuries? Send in your creative contest submissions from Oct. 31 to Nov. 13. The contest is open to all clinical staff members.
Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Day is Thursday, Nov. 21. This is a day set aside to focus on how we can help keep patients safe from this hospital-acquired harm.
A pressure injury is caused by something pressing or rubbing on one area of skin. The pressure prevents blood from getting to the skin causing the skin to die and a sore to form. The skin may be intact or an open ulcer. Pressure injuries usually form over bony areas such as on the back of the head, back, hips, buttocks, heels, or ankles, or under devices.
Our pediatric patients, even our smallest in the NICU, are at risk for pressure injuries, primarily from medical devices. That is why staff assess skin under devices at least once a shift and off-load any pressure as much as possible.
Enter the Contest:
We want to hear creative ways you and/or your team prevent pressure injuries. Submissions must be original and can be anything creative: a song, a poem, bulletin board, PowerPoint, bathroom banner, skit, etc.
Eligibility: Open to Clinical Staff (Physicians, Providers, Nursing, Respiratory Therapists, Rehab, Dietitians)
Open Dates to Submit: Oct. 31 – Nov. 13
Email Entries to: Cheryl.Craycraft@cookchildrens.org with subject line: “Pressure Injury Contest”
Winners will receive a Starbucks gift card and will be announced the week of Nov. 18..
Entries will be published on CookNet via a link and shared with units so we can all learn about prevention!
Sponsored by CCMC Pressure Injury Prevention Committee Co-Chairs