Seeking Nurses: Preventing Pressure Injuries and Mobility Challenges For an upcoming Medscape article, I’m seeking US-based clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, or nursing leaders to discuss how pressure injuries and mobility challenges are prevented during inpatient care for patients with obesity. The piece will explore real-world strategies nurses use to reduce risk, how staffing, equipment, and workflows influence prevention efforts at the bedside, and where gaps in routine care can lead to avoidable complications during hospitalization. Questions: 1. In hospitalized patients with obesity, where do you most often see the highest risk for pressure injuries or mobility complications develop — and which patients are hardest to protect, even when prevention protocols are in place? 2. What preventive strategies do you find most effective at the bedside, and which are most likely to fail in real-world conditions such as staffing shortages or limited equipment? 3. How do equipment availability, nurse-to-patient ratios, or unit workflows influence your ability to prevent skin breakdown and mobility complications in real time? Can you give an example when this helped—or hindered—prevention? 4. Can you describe a situation where a patient nearly developed a pressure injury or mobility complication — and what ultimately prevented it or led to early intervention? 5. How do you approach conversations with patients and interdisciplinary care teams about repositioning and mobility when physical limitations, discomfort, or safety concerns are present? 6. What is one practical change — at the unit, hospital, or system level — that could meaningfully reduce pressure injuries and mobility-related complications for hospitalized patients with obesity? Requirements for participation: ∙ Must be US-based ∙ Must be a practicing nurse (RN, CNS, NP, or nursing leadership role) ∙ Experience with inpatient care for patients with obesity required ∙ Conflict of interest disclosure required, if applicable Responses are considered permission to quote with attribution in Medscape and may be lightly edited for clarity, accuracy, and flow