According to Long Term Care Leader
“This week, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) announced changes to the Pressure Ulcer Staging System including the following:
· Change in terminology from pressure ulcer to pressure injury. The change in terminology more accurately describes pressure injuries to both intact and ulcerated skin.
· The use of Arabic numbers in the names of the stages instead of Roman numerals.
· The term “suspected” has been removed from the Deep Tissue Injury diagnostic label.
· Pressure injury definitions for Medical Device Related Pressure Injury and Mucosal Membrane Pressure Injury.”
Source- http://www.longtermcareleader.com/2016/04/npuap-announces-revisions-to-pressure.html