This prevention method includes having the patient on the correct resting surface, keeping the skin clean and dry, rotating the patient in an appropriate time frame, preventing incontinence if possible, and correct and adequate nutrition (Moore, 2012). NHS started putting patients at risk if they fit the criteria. If a patient is at risk, they use preventative measures along with equipment if available. The goal was to eliminate pressure ulcers making it past grade one. After implementing the new emphasis on preventing pressure ulcers, the number of pressure ulcers dramatically declined as well as the grade the ulcer made it to. Even though the strong emphasis on preventing pressure ulcers was improving matters, not all pressure ulcers are avoidable. If a pressure ulcer is treated accordingly and in a timely manner, it can be prevented. Sometimes, nurses and other staff members miss the indications that a pressure ulcer is forming because they are limited on time. Nonetheless, if it can be caught at a grade one and the appropriate action is taken, it can be prevented from moving up on the grade
This prevention method includes having the patient on the correct resting surface, keeping the skin clean and dry, rotating the patient in an appropriate time frame, preventing incontinence if possible, and correct and adequate nutrition (Moore, 2012). NHS started putting patients at risk if they fit the criteria. If a patient is at risk, they use preventative measures along with equipment if available. The goal was to eliminate pressure ulcers making it past grade one. After implementing the new emphasis on preventing pressure ulcers, the number of pressure ulcers dramatically declined as well as the grade the ulcer made it to. Even though the strong emphasis on preventing pressure ulcers was improving matters, not all pressure ulcers are avoidable. If a pressure ulcer is treated accordingly and in a timely manner, it can be prevented. Sometimes, nurses and other staff members miss the indications that a pressure ulcer is forming because they are limited on time. Nonetheless, if it can be caught at a grade one and the appropriate action is taken, it can be prevented from moving up on the grade