NSQHS Standards - Preventing pressure injuries and wound management

NSQHS Standards - Preventing pressure injuries and wound management

Fact sheet,
Publication date

This resource provides guidance for organisations developing policies, procedures and protocols for preventing, screening, assessing, treating, monitoring and documenting pressure injuries. The fact sheet also provides a pressure injury flowchart for adult hospital admissions. 

This resource may refer to information that will be updated from 1 November 2025 to align with the new Aged Care Act and Quality Standards.

Author
Australian Commission On Safety And Quality In Health Care
External Link
https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/resource-library/nsqhs-standards-preventing-pressure-injuries-and-wound-management
Standard
5: Clinical Care
Outcomes
5.5: Safety of clinical care services
NSQHS Standards - Preventing pressure injuries and wound management

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