More Than a Wound: Classifying skin failure from HAPI

For years, skin wounds have been considered preventable hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) and therefore perceived as failures in nursing and medical practice. However, with increasing discussion of skin failure, the unavoidable nature of these skin changes at the end of life or near end-of-life necessitates accurate skin injury classification. Accurate classification of skin failure can determine prevention and treatment interventions for pressure injury versus supportive care for skin failure. This alignment improves the use of healthcare resources, and accurate classification will reduce penalties for healthcare providers/organizations.

A virtual presentation by alumnae Michelle Longley, DNP, RN, NP-C, AGCNBS-BC (BSN ’06, MSN ’08, CNS ’20), UVA Health Clinical Nurse Specialist and its fall and HAPI prevention metric lead, restraint lead, and NDNQI site coordinator, and Ellen Smith, BSN, RN, LSSBB (BSN ’84), UVA Health performance improvement coach. Part of the School's Nursing Alumni Spotlight series and a Continuing Education event. 

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Learning objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• • Define skin failure and differentiate it from pressure injuries and other forms of skin breakdown
  • Identify clinical risk factors associated with the development of skin failure
  • Describe evidence-based interprofessional collaboration strategies that support accurate recognition and management of skin failure

UVA School of Nursing Alumni Spotlight Series description

Leadership in clinical practice, research and scholarship is critical to ongoing practice excellence, promotion of improved outcomes for patients, families, and communities, and the expansion of knowledge in health and health care delivery. The UVA School of Nursing Alumni Spotlight Series supports the development of the community of students, clinicians, scholars, and alumni by focusing on examples of practice excellence, leadership, and the latest research findings.

Target audience: Nurses, physicians, students, and researchers

Credit Offered:

• 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM
• 1.0 Contact Hours
• 1.0 IPCE Credits
• 1.0 Hours of Participation

For more information, including accreditation information, please see the Michelle Longley and Ellen Smith Alumni Spotlight series CE flyer.