Welcome to Topic 2: Risk Assessment.

This topic will provide you with the information necessary to allow you to determine the level of risk for an individual developing a pressure ulcer (PU) and the importance of appropriate documentation.

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• discuss the determining factors for assessing a level of risk
• explain the importance of appropriate documentation.

It is expected that this topic will take you approximately 10 minutes to complete.

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