How to Treat and Prevent Medical Device–Related Pressure Injuries

By Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCN

 

How to Help Patients Protect the Skin They’re In
Medical device–related pressure injuries (MDRPIs) are recognized as a significant problem, evidenced by the inclusion in the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel pressure injury definitions and described by Pitman and Gillespie in 2020.1 Prevention of medical device-related pressure injuries is a goal that may be achieved through meticulous patient care … read more