Overcoming the Challenge of Support Surface Selection: Utilization of Standards.

Selecting the appropriate support surface for patients continues to challenge clinicians and facilities. The Support Surface Standards Committee has developed and published test methods that allow for informed comparisons among support surface characteristics. The first published standards address the performance characteristics of immersion/envelopment, shear/friction, and microclimate management.

Informed Application of the Standards on Support Surface Performance for Clinically Meaningful Use.

Background: The Support Surface Standards Initiative (S3I) has evolved with the goal of standardizing language and performance evaluation of support surfaces. There is a consumer need for education about support surface standards to transfer new information with clinical relevance.

Objective: To develop a framework for meaningful dialogue through consensus building that drives value-based purchasing, propose a clinically relevant path for understanding how to apply data from the standards into critical interprofessional analysis and support surface selection, and navigate the first tier of a process targeted as an educational initiative within the Standards Committee.

Pressure Injuries in the Pediatric Population: A National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel White Paper.

General Purpose: To review what is known about pediatric pressure injuries (PIs) and the specific factors that make neonates and children vulnerable.

Target Audience: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care.

Learning Objectives/outcomes: After participating in this educational activity, the participant should be better able to:1.

The lived experience of the wound, ostomy, and continence nurse in wound care.

Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore the meaning of being a wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurse engaged in wound care practice.

Subjects And Setting: The sample comprised 6 WOC nurses, each of whom had 3 or more years of wound care experience in a variety of care settings. Respondents were female, 49 years or older, and master's prepared.