World Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Day, Nov. 17
Each year, pressure injuries affect more than 2.5 million Americans and cost billions of dollars to treat. You can raise awareness of these dangerous conditions by participating in World Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Day on Nov. 17. Click on the following links for promotional tools to educate the healthcare community and the public about pressure-induced injuries and how to prevent them.
- STOP Pressure Injuries Day Logo (PDF)
- New Pressure Injury Staging Poster (NPUAP) (PDF)
- National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Website
Great Plains QIN is uniting nursing homes in a collaborative structure to share tools, knowledge and experiences for improving resident safety and clinical processes and reducing preventable healthcare conditions, such as pressure injuries. For more information on our efforts and to join our Learning and Action Network or Collaborative efforts, visit our Web site.