Treatment Care Plan

In general, if a PU is present, the same prevention management plan needs to continue to prevent the ulcer from deteriorating and/or the development of further PUs. However, a treatment care plan also needs to be developed.

Listed below are a number of key PU management principles:

• wound assessment
• wound bed preparation
• select appropriate dressing
• manage wound pain
• monitor, document, communicate.

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