Some facilities have already added this "second safety pause" during
procedures. The pause gives the team a chance to take stock of the
length of the procedure and the patient's positioning to decide if it's
necessary and safe to reposition the patient mid-procedure.
Throughout the updated guidelines, AORN recommends making time
during procedures to assess a patient's position and intervene if it
looks like there is potential for a pressure injury. This gives the nurs-
ing team the chance to speak up if there are any concerns about
patient positioning.
Pressure-free
The goal of these positioning guidelines is to help shape your facility's
approach to pressure injury prevention. These new recommendations
give you even more ways to catch pressure injuries before they hap-
pen and to provide pressure relief to areas that need it most.
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