This course provides caregivers with pertinent information about the causes of pressure ulcers and tips for preventing pressure ulcers. It emphasizes how much easier it is to prevent a pressure ulcer than to cure one! A good risk management inservice!

• Name at least four symptoms of a pressure ulcer.
• Discuss a minimum of five ways of preventing pressure ulcers.
• List the stages of pressure ulcer development.
• Discuss at least five factors that put a client at risk for developing an ulcer.
• Explain at least three ways that pressure ulcers are treated.