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                                                                            Google.com Skin Assessment

 

"4 Eyes On" includes 2 nurses doing a full head to toe skin assessment check upon admission of a patient to the floor.

According to the Health Research & Education Trust, 2016, it is crucial to have skin assessments with two nurses present. The ideal time is at nurse to nurse shift report.

                                                          References

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Health Research & Educational Trust (2016). Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPU) Change Package: 2016 Update. Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational Trust. http://www.hret-hiin.org/Resources/pu/16/HRETHENPRU_ChangePackage.pdf

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Ruscheisky,  S., Perry, R, Standish, C. Nimmagada, H. (2015). Four eyes on skin assessment. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. http://www.prolibraries.com/amsn/?select=session&sessionID=1166

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U.S. National Library of Medicine. (2016). How does skin work? PubMed Health. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine  Bethesda, MD. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0072439/

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