Pressure ulcer risk assessment: PURPOSE-T

Pressure ulcer risk assessment: PURPOSE-T
This session aims to educate learners about how to use the Pressure Ulcer Risk Primary or Secondary Evaluation Tool (PURPOSE-T) (© Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, 2017) to carry out a pressure ulcer risk assessment, including screening and reassessment. It will also help learners to understand the pathways of prevention that the PURPOSE-T tool guides professionals towards. 

Learning outcomes
The learning outcomes and content of the session have been developed for Level 4 study.

By the end of the session, you should be able to:

• describe how to undertake screening using the PURPOSE-T tool
• recognise how to undertake a full assessment, including skin assessment, using the PURPOSE-T tool
• recognise how to identify vulnerable and damaged skin
• identify the pathways of prevention to reduce and manage risk of pressure ulcer development
• understand when to undertake a follow-up assessment