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Why the Braden Scale Is Accurate but Doesn’t Work—and the Very Simple Thing You Can Do About It

Pressure injuries (PI) are all too common, and today’s nurses are hindered by a broken process.

Why The Crescent Shape?

It can be tricky to get the pressure off the lower backside, especially when a person is having difficulty laying on their side.

Video Inservice for hospital nursing and PT staff: How to get optimal 30 degree lateral position support and pressure relief using The Backbone Positioning Wedge Cushion

How to get the pressure relief in supine

Positioning conundrums - How to get pressure reduction when patient must lay flat (Supine position) from Jewell Nursing Solutions on Vimeo.

The day I fired pillows

Many moons ago when I was fairly new to nursing, I was assigned to care for a patient with stage 4 pressure injuries on three sides of her lower trunk and both heels.

Is the Bedsore Rescue Cushion a Medical Device ?

Many people have asked me if it is ‘legal’ to ask the hospital/skilled nursing facility/care home where my loved one is staying to use the Bedsore Rescue Backbone Positioning Cushion?