we document what we do, and every month we have a staff meeting
where our "skin champions" update us.
As a Level 1 trauma center, we have some amazing technology and
some great surgeons who love to use it in what are sometimes very
complex cases. That creates more and more challenges when it
comes to preventing pressure injuries. But our collaboration is work-
ing: We have more positioning equipment than we've ever had, our
surgeons and anesthesia providers are on board, and our administra-
tion makes sure we have the supplies we need to keep our patients
safe.
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Ms. Boyle (boyleh@amc.edu) is a clinical nurse specialist and OR nurse at the
Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center.
