Dear Colleague,

How much do you really know about pressure ulcers? See how you do on the quiz below!

True or false?

1. The skin, the largest organ, can fail like other organs.
2. If a pressure ulcer is present on admission but not documented, it is considered a hospital-acquired condition.  
3. The Braden Scale's 6 subscales are mobility, activity, sensory perception, nutrition, moisture, and friction/shear.
4. More than 90% of pressure ulcers are caused by medical error.
5. Wound measurement is the only evidence-based predictor of healing.
6. Decreased diastolic blood pressure is among the risk factors for pressure ulcer development.

Improving Processes to Capture Present-on-Admission Pressure Ulcers Pressure Ulcers: What Are the Implications? Eliminating Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers: Within Our Reach WOUND WISE: The AAWC Pressure Ulcer Guidelines Wound Wise: Measuring Wounds to Improve Outcomes Pressure Ulcer Prevalence, Use of Preventive Measures, and Mortality Risk in an Acute Care Population: A Quality Improvement Project

Thank you,

Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP
Clinical Editor

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