Mentor/s
Professor Arsan-Siemasko
Participation Type
Poster
Abstract
Stage three and four pressure injuries are the most prevalent hospital acquired injuries throughout the entire state of Connecticut despite the fact that approximately ninety-five percent of all hospital acquired pressure injuries have been determined to have been preventable (Díaz-Caro & García Gómez-Heras, 2020). This illustrating that despite meticulous efforts to implement preventative measures, such as frequent turning and positioning, proper skin care and nutrition and pressure alleviating mattresses they are not being implemented fast enough to prevent injury or injury progression. The integration of thermal imaging upon admissions to all medical -surgical hospital units has been proven beneficial in preventing pressure injury development and progression. As health care providers it is important that the implementation of technology such as this is advocated for as it allows us to develop more efficient plans of care for our patients. In potentially eliminating or limiting a negative influence on our patients care we are helping to limit preventable injury, pain, and mortality for patients as well as excessive cost for both patients and health care facilities. According to research it is important to note that “In a world of increasing needs for cost-effectiveness and efficiency, it is necessary to use a new intelligent method to reach a faster and more objective clinical judgment of patients at pressure injury risk” (Cai et al., 2021). This recognizing that the use of thermal imaging in pressure injury identification and prevention can be a tremendous improvement upon current standard skin assessments which consist of partially subjective visual interpretations that do not allow for time efficient and beneficial plans of care to be established.
College and Major available
Nursing BSN
Academic Level
Undergraduate student
Location
Digital Commons & West Campus West Building University Commons
Start Day/Time
4-25-2025 12:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-25-2025 2:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Prize Categories
Most Scholarly Impact or Potential
The Use of Thermal Imaging For Pressure Injuries
Digital Commons & West Campus West Building University Commons
Stage three and four pressure injuries are the most prevalent hospital acquired injuries throughout the entire state of Connecticut despite the fact that approximately ninety-five percent of all hospital acquired pressure injuries have been determined to have been preventable (Díaz-Caro & García Gómez-Heras, 2020). This illustrating that despite meticulous efforts to implement preventative measures, such as frequent turning and positioning, proper skin care and nutrition and pressure alleviating mattresses they are not being implemented fast enough to prevent injury or injury progression. The integration of thermal imaging upon admissions to all medical -surgical hospital units has been proven beneficial in preventing pressure injury development and progression. As health care providers it is important that the implementation of technology such as this is advocated for as it allows us to develop more efficient plans of care for our patients. In potentially eliminating or limiting a negative influence on our patients care we are helping to limit preventable injury, pain, and mortality for patients as well as excessive cost for both patients and health care facilities. According to research it is important to note that “In a world of increasing needs for cost-effectiveness and efficiency, it is necessary to use a new intelligent method to reach a faster and more objective clinical judgment of patients at pressure injury risk” (Cai et al., 2021). This recognizing that the use of thermal imaging in pressure injury identification and prevention can be a tremendous improvement upon current standard skin assessments which consist of partially subjective visual interpretations that do not allow for time efficient and beneficial plans of care to be established.
Students' Information
Jessica Greenberg, Nursing, Honors, 2025