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June 02, 2025 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit
Module 3 Tools
3A: Pressure Ulcer … the relationship among the different components of pressure ulcer prevention. … Pressure Ulcer Prevention Pathway
AHRQ Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program
Module 3 Tools		14
3B: Elements … staff is critical for pressure ulcer prevention. … Sore Risk
Background: This tool can be used to identify patients at-risk for pressure ulcers.
                                     
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January 01, 1995 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit
Module 4 Tools
2G: Pieper Pressure … Ulcer Knowledge Test
Background: This tool can be used to assess staff knowledge on pressure ulcer prevention … ulcer prevention, staging, and wound description. … Nurses’ knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention, staging, and description. … AHRQ Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program
Module 4 Tools		1
Action Plan for Pressure Ulcer Staff Education
                                     
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February 16, 2011 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit
Module 2 Tools
2A: Multidisciplinary … preventing and managing pressure ulcers. … Pressure Ulcers: Facility Assessment Checklists. … ulcers
	
	
	
	
2F: Assessing Pressure Ulcer Care Planning
Background: This tool can be used to determine … AHRQ Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program
Module 2 Tools		13
Assessment of Pressure Ulcer Care Plan
Does
                                     
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March 01, 2013 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit
Module 1 Tools
1E: Resource Needs … Preventing in-facility pressure ulcers. … Use: Ensure that all resources needed for launching a pressure ulcer prevention initiative are available … Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program Resource
	Needed: 
Yes/No
	Notes on what is needed
	Monetary Resources … Ulcer Prevention Program
Module 1 Tools		1
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June 02, 2025 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit
Module 5 Tools
Action Plan Tool … to Measure Pressure Ulcer Rates and Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practices
Tool 5C: Assessing Comprehensive … Assessment
Tool 5D: Assessing Standardized Risk Assessment
Tool 5E: Assessing Care Planning
AHRQ Pressure … Ulcer Prevention Program
Module 5 Tools		1
Action Plan Tool to Measure Fall Rates and Fall Prevention … ulcer risk assessment.
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June 02, 2025 - On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer  
The Self-Assessment … ulcers,  
 Identifies how they develop interventions to prevent pressure ulcer formation,  
 Identifies … 2 
Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
Section 1: Screening for Pressure Ulcer … History of pressure ulcers   
h. … Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Prevention 5 
Section 2: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Plan
                                     
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pressure ulcers. … effective pressure ulcer prevention practices through an interdisciplinary approach to care. … On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
This toolkit helps nursing homes with electronic medical records … an AHRQ-funded study on pressure ulcer prevention and treatment have been used to train staff at seven … hospital pressure ulcer prevention programs.
                                     
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June 02, 2025 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
 
 
 
 
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Electronic Reports 1 
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Pressure Ulcer Prevention … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
Pressure Ulcer Prevention
                                     
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April 01, 2011 - Measuring Pressure Ulcer Rates and Prevention Practices
Measuring Pressure Ulcer 
Rates and Prevention … Thank you for joining this webinar about how to 
measure pressure ulcer rates and prevention 
practices … patient
If this is a New or Existing pressure ulcer
Number of different pressure ulcers
Location … of pressure ulcers
Stage of deepest pressure ulcers
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Data Needed for Pressure Ulcer Rates … Ulcer Prevention and Care Planning
Remember:
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Assess pressure ulcer risk each time a new patient
                                     
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April 01, 2011 - Sustaining Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practices at Your Hospital
Sustaining Pressure Ulcer 
Prevention … Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
Have advised numerous health 
care organizations on pressure 
ulcers … ulcer prevention resources) are 
key to sustaining pressure ulcer prevention 
practices. … Know that pressure ulcer prevention is ongoing. … Monitor pressure ulcer rates and pressure ulcer 
prevention practices.
                                     
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March 22, 2014 - Homes: 
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
Facilitator Training 
Handouts: Introduction to Pressure … 6 
On-Time  
Pressure Ulcer 
Prevention Facilitator 
Training 
On-Time  
Pressure Ulcer 
Prevention … Ulcer 
Prevention 
Facilitator Training 
Sample Trigger Summary Report: Unit Level 
Pressure Ulcer … Prevention 7 
On-Time 
Pressure Ulcer 
Prevention 
Facilitator Training 
Trigger Summary Report: … 11 
On-Time  
Pressure Ulcer 
Prevention Facilitator 
Training 
On-Time  
Pressure Ulcer 
Prevention
                                     
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January 01, 2014 - Pressure Ulcer 
Prevention Program
Presented by Elizabeth A. … experts on 
pressure ulcer prevention … • Conduct skin and pressure ulcer 
assessments.
• Plan care to prevent pressure 
ulcers. … Resolve issues related to pressure 
ulcers.
• Help implement pressure ulcer 
prevention activities. … Pressure ulcer prevention in the emergency 
department.
                                     
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May 01, 2016 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
 
 
 
 The Agency for Healthcare … Research and Quality (AHRQ) created On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention to help nursing homes with electronic … Overview of On-Time 
 Introduction to On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
 Electronic Reports 
 Implementation … Materials 
 
 Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Prevention . … Additional Exercises 
 
 
 Implementation of Pressure Ulcer Prevention Reports
	 
 Instructor Guide
                                     
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August 08, 2025 - Dash (‐)
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 10 
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 11  
c. … On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 15 
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 16  
 
Exercise #9: Coaching … On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 29 
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 30 
Exercise #2: Prioritize … On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 40 
Wound Nurse:  Residents 1, 2, and 9 have pressure ulcers. … On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 55 
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February 01, 2024 - What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? 
 4. … The aim of this toolkit is to assist hospital staff in implementing effective pressure ulcer prevention … What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? 
    … 3.6 What additional resources are available to identify best practices for pressure ulcer prevention? … 6.1 Who will be responsible for sustaining active pressure ulcer prevention efforts on an ongoing basis
                                     
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June 02, 2025 - ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 1 
Implementation of 
the Prevention … ulcer prevention program and choose the On-Time 
pressure ulcer reports to use in daily practice. … Prevention 
Reports 
Review of the Nursing Home’s Pressure Ulcer 
Prevention Program 
 
SAY: … to think about 
how the On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program can help 
them reduce pressure ulcers … ulcer prevention, and what they do to identify the root 
cause of new pressure ulcers.
                                     
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October 01, 2014 - What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? … What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? 
 4. … Pressure ulcer prevention in the acute care setting. … Pressure ulcer prevention is resource intensive. … Pressure sore prevention.  Palliative Care Today  1999;8(3):38-39.
                                     
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October 01, 2014 - What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? … What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? 
 4. … Pressure ulcer prevention in the acute care setting. … Pressure ulcer prevention is resource intensive. … Pressure sore prevention.  Palliative Care Today  1999;8(3):38-39.
                                     
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March 22, 2014 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 1 
Pressure Ulcer 
Prevention … Number of Pressure Ulcers. … Does not indicate 
how many pressure ulcers. … ulcer risk, such as nutrition and weight loss, and alert the 
nurse to new or worsening pressure ulcers … Vital Signs 
 Number of Pressure Ulcers. This is a count of unique 
pressure ulcers.
                                     
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January 01, 2012 - • Pressure ulcer risk factor assessment
• Pressure ulcer risk assessment tools
• Using pressure ulcer … ulcer prevention protocol. … Communicate a tailored pressure ulcer prevention 
plan to all staff who interact with the patient. … – Tool 3D: The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk
– Tool 3E: Norton Scale
– Tool 3F: Care … Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: 
clinical practice guideline.