Pressure-ulcer review is usually a nursing and risk-management timeline
A pressure injury can develop despite appropriate care, especially in medically fragile patients. A useful review compares the patient's risk factors with skin assessments, mobility, repositioning, support surfaces, nutrition, moisture management, and escalation after skin changes appeared.
Records to organize
- Admission skin and risk assessments
- Nursing flowsheets and turning/repositioning documentation
- Wound measurements, staging, and photographs when available
- Nutrition and mobility assessments
- Wound-care consultation and treatment orders
- Transfer or discharge skin-status documentation
Questions for review
- When was the first skin change documented?
- How did mobility and medical instability affect prevention options?
- Were preventive measures ordered and recorded?
- What additional treatment or harm followed the wound?
Reliable starting sources
Use original medical records and current legal sources. This site cannot decide whether malpractice occurred or calculate a filing deadline.