Presenters: Susan M. Gallagher, RN, MSN, CNS; Blanca Crandall; Patricia S. Choban, MD; Rosaline Parson, RN, BSN, CEN, CCRN
Discuss ways to improve in physical, emotional, and social needs of obese patients; Why patients are reluctant to accept care and how that impacts skin and wound care in the hospital setting; Describe four common, predictable and preventable skin and wound complications, care suggestions; Understand the value of using appropriate equipment; Recognize the safety risks standard hospital equipment may pose for the obese patient.
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