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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
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Bedsore Rescue Backbone Positioning Wedge Cushion for Pressure Injury Prevention Inservice for Hospitals from Jewell Nursing Solutions on Vimeo.
How to get the pressure relief in supine
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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 and wedges
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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...
4 Myths about Turning And Repositioning
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And how these myths affect HAPI rates, costs, and outcomes By Gwen Jewell, Clinical Nurse II, BSN, CWS Wound Care Pressure Injury Prevention Keywords: Pressure Injury, Pressure Injury Prevention, Turning...
Donna shares her experience using the Bedsore Rescue Cushion® Positioning Wedge
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Donna shares her experience using the Bedsore Rescue Cushion® Positioning Wedge as a care provider.
What’s it going to take to stop pressure injuries?
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If we want to realize genuine improvement in the quality of the pressure injury prevention and treatment we deliver, we cannot start with Electronic Health Records or technology driven approaches...
Founded to innovate effective pressure reduction equipment
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Each year, more than 2.5 million people suffer from pressure ulcers, aka bedsores. For every 1 person who gets a pressure ulcer, there are at least 20 people who are...
Proof that The Bedsore Rescue Cushion is stable with Hercules lift and Juzo pressure monitor
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The Bedsore Rescue Cushion® design is the most stable 30 degree Turning Wedge available. Even with automatic boosting sheets such as the Hercules system, The Bedsore Rescue Cushion® stays in...
Why I got into the pressure injury prevention biz
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My Scope of Practice: Take a Load Off By Barbara Zeiger, originally published in OWM Journal May 5th, 2017 Gwen Jewell, RN, BSN, CWS, often asks herself why she is so...
What is Turn Therapy?
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Turn Therapy is to assist and provide movement for a person who is mobility impaired, especially to turn from side to side and elevate the heels. Turn Therapy is essential care...
Why The Crescent Shape?
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Remember, when it comes to reducing pressure ulcers, Removing Pressure is the #1 goal. It can be tricky to get the pressure off the back, especially when a person is...
The Problem with Conventional Wedges
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Really when you think about it, if you have to support a supine person just so, far enough to lift him off his sacrum but not so far as to...
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