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Application Of Teaching Regarding Injury Appearance In Darker Pigmented Skin Patients: A Quality Improvement Project, Tiffany Akiba
Application Of Teaching Regarding Injury Appearance In Darker Pigmented Skin Patients: A Quality Improvement Project, Tiffany Akiba
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Significance and Background: The skin is the largest organ of our body, and skin injury prevention begins with accurately inspecting skin. Current practices stress on looking for any signs of redness which often signify that the skin is possibly injured or compromised. However, darker skin tones do not appear red when injured. Assessing for redness is a practice that is suited better for lighter skin tones.
Purpose: Provide education to providers on current skin assessment practices of darker skin tones.
Methods: The IHI Model of Improvement was used for this project, and the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle was used to test for …