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the skin care rationale behind them. Facility managers and staff cham-
pions should review and evaluate current practices to ensure that
they are based on the most recent available evidence. Since few pro-
fessional organizations' recommendations and standards explore the
issue in great depth, evidence-based research in the medical literature
should be your guiding source.
Lastly, make sure pressure injury prevention and skin care is a regu-
lar topic of discussion in staff safety meetings. This can help to
enforce any practice or equipment changes you institute, and ensure
that you won't rest on any outcome improvements you achieve. OSM
Ms. Dooman (
doomanmd@g mail.com
) is a staff nurse and skin care cham-
pion at Ben Taub Hospital, part of Harris Health System, in Houston, Texas.
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