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There's An App For That - July 2018 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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5 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • J u l y 2 0 1 8 T here's no doubt your surgical team understands the con- cept of proper patient positioning, but do they grasp its importance? Perhaps not, because incidences of intraop- erative pressure injuries are increasing across the coun- try. Surgery is one of the few times that individuals who are not normally at high-risk for suffering pressure injuries are in dan- ger of leaving the OR with more than a scar marking their skin. I've dedicated close to 3 decades of my career to promoting the impor- tance of pressure injury prevention and won't stop until we achieve Suzy Scott, BSN, MSN, RN, WOC Nurse | Memphis, Tenn. Are You Doing Enough to Prevent Pressure Injuries? Proper patient positioning will protect patients' skin from avoidable harm. • UNDER PRESSURE You're responsible for improving prevention practices and communication of pressure injury risk. Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN, CNOR

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