Wound Classification
Pressure Ulcer Staging Concepts •NPUAP classification system: –6 stages or categories: •Stage I •Stage II •Stage III •Stage IV •Unstageable •Suspected deep tissue injury (sDTI) •Base staging on the type of tissue visualized or palpated. •Do not reverse stage when documenting a healing pressure ulcer. 15
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