NPUAP 2019 Annual Conference

Sessions Speakers Exhibitors Floor Plan Buzz

Show Me Tissue Distortion and I'll Show You Shear & Friction (Room Regency Ballroom C)

02 Mar 19
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Track 2: Support Surface Standards Initiative (S3)

Session Objectives:

  1. Describe clinical implications to reduce the effects of shear, friction and tissue deformation to prevent pressure injury.
  2. Describe clinical implications to reduce the effects of shear, friction and tissue deformation to improve healing pressure injury.
  3. Describe Shear, friction and tissue deformation impact as it relates to Special Populations.
  4. Describe risk for tissue injury related to shear, friction and tissue deformation.
  5. Describe clinical conditions leading to tissue damage related to shear, friction and tissue deformation.