Karen

[Val O'Brien @valerie_brien]

𝕋𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕦𝕖 𝕍𝕚𝕒𝕓𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 ℂ𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 ℕ𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖 𝕊𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥 position advertised. Come and join our small but extremely dynamic team! https://t.co/8HD2XReMPb @stjamesdublin @BridLynch1 @kbradshaw1986 @SJHDoN @DMHospitalGroup

[Karen @kbradshaw1986]

Many thanks to our MDT colleagues for their fantastic engagement as part of #StopPressureUlcerday. Great to see so many people willing to care and raise awareness!! @BridLynch1 @SJHDoN @OFlynnMedical @TVNAI2 @stjamesdublin

[Sharon Slattery DoN @SJHDoN]

SSKIN CARE FAIR .. activities continues @stjamesdublin #SJHNursing #PatientFirst

[St James's Hospital @stjamesdublin]

November is #PressureUlcerAwarenessMonth, make sure you're familiar with the SSKIN method

Keep moving: Assess your patients' mobility issues & implement an appropriate repositioning schedule

Make sure to encourage and assist them with their mobility!
#TVNAI #TissueViabilitySJH

[St James's Hospital @stjamesdublin]

Our #SJH pressure ulcer education continues today with Tip 2; early and regular inspection means early detection 💡

Show patients and carers what to look for 👀
More resources are available from the @EPUAP1 website here; https://t.co/fVtdaYaQKH
#STOPPUDay2022

[Sharon Slattery DoN @SJHDoN]

👀 💡Pressure Ulcer Awareness Week 2022🔔 @stjamesdublin Well done Brid & Karen for organising this weeks event which always gets the crowd 👩‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 🏥 ⭐️ Looking forward to tomorrow’s Skin Care Fair #SharedLearning #SJHMDT #PatientFirst @Magnet4Europe 🧲 @kbradshaw1986 @BridLynch1

[Elaine Greene @ElaineGreene1]

Great experience today to showcase the SJH TVN team to our @Magnet4Europe twin partners from @NorthwellHealth. It is great to have the opportunity to discuss all things tissue viability. @BridLynch1 @kbradshaw1986 @DowneyRos @stjamesdublin @SJHDoN @C_Stuart_SJH @valerie_brien

[Sharon Slattery DoN @SJHDoN]

Well done @kbradshaw1986 & @DowneyRos for sharing your experiences on Nurse Led Tissue Viability service @stjamesdublin Strong evidence in improving patient outcomes whilst supporting & developing #SJHNursing Data is 🔐 in designing an agile service - thank you 🌸 @BridLynch1

[Karen @kbradshaw1986]

@stjamesdublin @HSELive @BridLynch1 @TVteamDerriford @TVN2gether1 @DMHospitalGroup @EPUAP1 @TVN_UHCW Great team work and well done to everyone #ittakesateam @SJHDoN @valerie_brien @BridLynch @DowneyRos @ElaineGreene1

[St James's Hospital @stjamesdublin]

In November the hospital launched the #StopthePressure campaign to prevent pressure ulcers in patients

For the month of November 5 wards reported no pressure ulcers and for all of 2021 there were no stage 4 pressure ulcer

Thank you to all who got involved in the campaign

[Karen @kbradshaw1986]

With pressure ulcer awareness month coming to a close, I was delighted to present at the clinical skills enhancement for our new nurse on pressure ulcer prevention and management @stjamesdublin @Lins1486 @valerie_brien

[Linto Thomas @Lins1486]

#BTACPROGRAM2021
And that's a wrap for the two day clinical skills enhancement workshop for our new nurses. Effective in-service education done successfully. #patientsafety #SJH @valerie_brien @Catheri03829942 @snehalprabhuke1 @Julie_o_grady @DsouzaArchana @SJHDoN @kbradshaw1986

[St James's Hospital @stjamesdublin]

We're into the second last week of #PressureUlcerAwarenessMonth and on to the fourth letter of the #SSKIN method

Keep the skin free of contamination by gently cleansing after each episode of #Incontinence

#ItTakesaTeam #StopThePressure

@TVSUK @TVN2gether1 @EPUAP1 @WoundsIntnl

[Karen @kbradshaw1986]

Delighted to welcome @ElaineGreene1 to the tissue viability team :) @DowneyRos @BridLynch1

[St James's Hospital @stjamesdublin]

#KeepMoving

Make sure to regularly reposition your patients

Assist with mobilising where necessary and refer to a #physiotherapist where appropriate

Think #SSKIN
#ItTakesATeam #ToStopThePressure

#PressureUlcerAwareness @TVN2gether1

[Karen @kbradshaw1986]

Linking in with the link nurses @DowneyRos @bridlynch @stjamesdublin on the eve of international stop the pressure ulcer day!! Great bunch of nurses who we look forward to working alongside in the future :) #ittakesaream #stopthepressure

[Karen @kbradshaw1986]

Continuing to educate on pressure ulcer prevention and management @stjamesdublin health service skills programme for health care assistants #stopthepressure #ittakesateam

[St James's Hospital @stjamesdublin]

It's week 2 of #PressureUlcerAwarenessMonth

To offload pressure use heel lift boots or place a pillow longitudinally under the calves

Place those at risk on pressure-re-distributing mattresses & chair cushions

#ItTakesATeam #StopthePressure #SSKIN
@TVN2gether1 @TVSUK @EPUAP1

[Karen @kbradshaw1986]

Delighted to share pressure ulcer prevention tips @stjamesdublin @DsouzaArchana @DowneyRos #ittakesateam

[St James's Hospital @stjamesdublin]

#PressureUlcerAwarenessMonth
Remember, perform a head-to-toe skin assessment on admission & once daily thereafter, for those at risk

Dressings & bandages must be removed on admission to facilitate skin assessment
#StopthePressure #ItTakesATeam #SSKIN
@TVN2gether1 @TVSUK @EPUAP1