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PR14-045 Heel Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Developing a Protocol for Heel Protection in Ventilator and Hip Fracture Patients

Jennifer Vandiver, BSN, RN, CWON, Hope Voegeli, RN, CWON, Sheila Carter, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON, CFCN and Patricia Moore, ASN, RN, CWCN, Wound Ostomy Continence, Jackson Madison County General Hospital, Jackson, TN
Purpose:  To improve the quality of care and reduce the number of hospital acquired pressure ulcers (HAPU) related to heel pressure ulcers (hPU) in ventilator patients and hip fracture patients.

Objectives:  1.  Reduce the incidence of HAPU related to hPU.

                    2.  To present information to hospital administration and accounting department to show there is a need for a cushioned heel offloading device.

                    3.  Increase patient comfort by preventing HAPU - hPU's.

                    4.  Increase patient satisfaction by preventing HAPU - hPU's.

                    5.  Overall cost savings related to HAPU - hPU treatment.

Content Outline:  1.  Reduction in rate of HAPU - hPU development after implementation of cushioned heel offloading device.

                            2.  Cost avoidance due to reduction in HAPU - hPU.

                            3.  Implementation of Pressure Ulcer Prevention protocols for ventilator patients and hip fracture patients.

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