Collaborative Governance: SkinCare Committee

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SKIN CARE COMMITTEE
2011 Goals | Overview | Responsibilities | CG Skin Care Champions

Collaborative Governance
Committees

Diversity

Patient Education

Ethics in Clinical Practice

Informatics

Policy, Procedure & Products

Practice & Quality Oversight Subcommittees

Research & Evidence-based

Staff Nurse Advisory

Current work:

Encourage all staff to do the Save Our Skin (SOS) HealthStream module.
Complete a Safety Report if a wound is Stage 2 or greater on admission or hospital acquired.
No reverse staging of Pressure Ulcers.

2012 Goals

Conduct the SAFER Fair in the Spring, 2012.
Complete the revision, production, and distribution of the DYK poster related to prevention of pressure ulcers.
Promote committee champions as liaisons preventing pressure ulcers on patient care units.
Create a “cheat sheet” listing six steps to get to TROVE and the Wound Formulary on every clinical computer.
Complete the production and distribution of the tools to enhance access to TROVE.
Conduct trial of large flushable wipes for cleansing the skin of patients who are incontinent.
Synthesize a research proposal comparing the cost and effectiveness of current skin cleansing products to large flushable wipes.

Meets:
4th Tuesday of each month 1:00pm-3:00pm
Sweet Conference Room, GRB 432

Committee Contacts:
Co-Chairs
Jacqueline Collins, RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ellison 16

Denise Lauria, RN
Advanced Clinician, Main Operating Room

Coach
Jill Pedro, RN Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ellison 6

Advisor
Virginia Capasso, PhD, ANP-BC, CWS Clinical Nurse Specialist, Institute for Patient Care

CG Skin Care Champions

SKIN CARE COMMITTEE OVERVIEW

The Patient Care Services Skin Care sub-Committee will work to ensure that clinicians have the knowledge, resources and skill to maintain skin integrity and prevent and treat hospital acquired pressure ulcers. They will collaborate to develop and update guidelines and resources that reflect the state of the science, to ensure prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers and other wounds; serve as a resource/consultant to colleagues to ensure that all members of the team ahve the knowledge necessary to effectively eliminate skin breakdown; and collaborate with unit/department leadership on tracking, analyzing and problem solving occurences of skin breakdown. return to top

Responsibilities:

Enhance professional development.
Engage in joint projects with other Collaborative Governance committees.
Align the work of the committee with PCS strategic goals.
TIGER TEAMS will be formed as needed to address and make recommendations on issues and concerns identified by the Patient Care Services Executive Committee. return to top