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Part II Nutrition Assessment, Consequences, and Implications Figure 15.3 cont. Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH Tool 3.0) PRESSURE ULCER HEALING CHART

(To Monitor Trends in PUSH Scores Over Time) (use a separate page for each pressure ulcer)

Patient Name:_____________________________________ Patient ID#:_________________________________ Ulcer Location: ____________________________________ Date:______________________________________

DIRECTIONS:

Observe and measure pressure ulcers at regular intervals using the PUSH Tool. Date and record PUSH Subscale and Total Scores on the Pressure Ulcer Healing Record below.

PRESSURE ULCER HEALING RECORD DATE

Length × Width

Exudate Amount

Tissue Type

Total Score Graph the PUSH Total Score on the Pressure Ulcer Healing Graph below. PUSH

Total Score

17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Healed 0 DATE

PRESSURE ULCER HEALING GRAPH