Reducing Harm: New Practice Alert on Adult Prone Positioning

Webinar Summary

Prone positioning is a common treatment modality intended to provide adequate oxygenation in the management of moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). There are, however, significant risks associated with this therapy. Potential patient complications include pressure injuries, endotracheal tube obstruction, ocular and nerve injuries, and enteral nutrition intolerance. Caregivers also face considerable risk of physical injury when executing prone positioning. In this webinar, the authors of AACN’s new practice alert, “Manual Prone Positioning in Adults: Reducing the Risk of Harm Through Evidence-Based Practices,” share the evidence, key findings and recommendations related to this therapy. Discussion topics include the importance of proper patient evaluation for prone positioning, as well as strategies for preventing the most frequent patient complications while ensuring safe handling to promote caregiver safety.

Objectives

Describe strategies to reduce complications in intubated patients who require manual prone positioning
Identify nursing interventions to implement and/or consider when caring for intubated patients who require manual prone positioning
Understand safe handling techniques to promote caregiver and patient safety when caring for intubated patients who require manual prone positioning

Presenters

Lauren T Morata, DNP, APRN, CCRN, CCNS

Lauren Morata is a clinical nurse specialist and manager of clinical quality at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Central Florida. Her professional interests include evidence-based performance improvement and multidisciplinary research. She also served as co-editor of a critical care nursing textbook.

Jill M Cox, PhD, RN, APN-C, CWOCN, FAAN

Jill Cox is a clinical professor at Rutgers University School of Nursing and a wound, ostomy, continence advanced practice nurse at Englewood Health in New Jersey. She currently serves on the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel board of directors, and conducts and publishes research on pressure injury risk in critical care.

Jennifer L Rechter, MSN, AGCNS-BC, RN-BC

Jennifer Rechter is a clinical nurse specialist in a medical intensive care and a progressive care unit at Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She also serves as her health system’s sepsis coordinator, and shares her critical care and sepsis expertise by presenting at national nursing forums.

Kathleen M Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS, FCCM, FCNS, FAAN

Kathleen Vollman is a clinical nurse specialist and national nursing consultant with 40+ years of critical care experience. She helps nurses and multidisciplinary teams integrate evidence-based practice into their workflows and lectures globally on a variety of critical care topics.

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This activity has been reviewed by the Nurse Planner. It has been determined that the material presented here shows no bias. No conflicts of interest have been identified for any individual with the ability to influence the content of this activity. Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN or ANCC approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC's) Commission on Accreditation, ANCC Provider Number 0012. AACN has been approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the California State Board of Nursing (CBRN), California Provider number CEP 1036. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.

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