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Because these injuries can dramatically affect a client's quality of life and potentially lead to many other health problems, including injury to tissue, muscle and bone, decreasing the rate of pressure injury incidents was selected as a key quality indicator for Baycrest's Quality Improvement Plan. Deliberate efforts have been made to achieve improved performance on this outcome measure. There is continued focus on reducing the incidences of pressure injuries on the Complex Continuing Care (CCC) units this year. To support ongoing improvement in this area, further education in the treatment of complex wound care will be provided. The pressure injury prevention and treatment improvement initiative included involvement from our Client and Family Partners and extensive engagement with point of care staff and leadership. To support this initiative, a working group was created with representation from hospital 5E and 6W along with the Terraces nursing staff, a geriatrician, a clinical manager, an occupational therapist and an advanced practice nurse. The working group worked closely together and developed a new brochure with input from clients and families before, during and after implementation. The brochure is now available as a patient education resource within the hospital. The group also received direction from hospital leadership to further enhance this pamphlet and not limit it to patients in the CCC units, but to allow all areas to employ this as an available resource to support the reduction of pressure injury incidences. The project leads are now in the process of finalizing an approach to patient and family education. Reducing the incidences of pressure injuries is part of our ongoing efforts to improve our clients' experience and their quality of life. 2020 BAYCREST IMPACT 30

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