Tissue Viability

What category of pressure ulcer?

• Category 1

• Category 3

• Not a pressure ulcer

• Category 2

Who's job is it to check patient's pressure area on admission?

• Manager/Nurse in charge

• HCA and students

• Anyone who wants to check

• Yourself

What category of pressure ulcer?

• Deep Tissue Injury (DTI)

• Unstageable

• Discolouration

• Category 4

What category of pressure ulcer?

• Category 4

• Category 2

• Category 3

• Deep tissue injury

What category of pressure ulcer?

• Category 1

• DTI

• Unstageable

• Category 2

To report a new hospital acquired pressure damage, I need to

• ignore that I've seen it

• Tell my nurse in charge about it and leave it them to sort out

• Document, DATIX, apply dressing (if necessary), Duty of Candour and report it

• I don't know what category it is so I'll leave it for someone else to decide

What category of pressure ulcer?

• Category 1 and 2

• DTI and category 2

• Unstageable and DTI

• Category 2

Category 1 and Moisture Associated Skin Damage does not need DATIX

• True

• False

What category of pressure ulcer?

• Excoriation

• Moisture Associated Skin Damage

• Category 1

• Not a pressure sore

On admission I need to check the pressure area of my patient within