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Bayada Technology Award: Practice Innovation Award Recipient

Bayada Technology Award: Practice Innovation Award Recipients - Gwynne MacDonald, RN, MN, CCNC(C)

Proning Device
Gwynne MacDonald, RN, MN, CCNC(C)
Teddie Tanguay, RN, MN, CCNC(C)

Gwynne MacDonald and Teddie Tanguay, critical care nurses at Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, have received this award for their work in developing a device that positions critically ill patients to prevent complications and
promote patient comfort.

They led a team of staff members from the Royal Alexandra Hospital and created a proning apparatus that assists in the turning of critically ill patients from a supine position to a prone position.

This device assists with the prevention of skin breakdown. Ms. MacDonald and Ms. Tanguay have also developed the policy and procedures that accompany the proning device and developed an educational video on proning ICU patients.

The proning device has improved their ability to deliver excellent patient care, while at the same time reducing the risk of injury for both the patient and staff. This innovative device has improved the quality of care of the critically ill patient requiring proning.