Steps for Assessment
1. Review the medical record for documentation of a pressure ulcer/injury covered by a non-
removable dressing/device.
2. Determine the number of documented pressure ulcers/injuries covered by a non-removable
dressing/device.
DiraChart MDS item reference
M0300E1Section Mv1.20.1Manual page M-21
Unstaged due to dressing: number present
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M0300E1 — Unstaged due to dressing: number present
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for M0300E
M0300E1
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Enter the number of pressure ulcers/injuries that are unstageable related to non-
removable dressing/device.
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Enter 0 if no unstageable pressure ulcers/injuries related to non-removable dressing
device are present and skip to M0300F, Unstageable – Slough and/or eschar.
M0300E2
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Enter the number of these unstageable pressure ulcers/injuries related to a non-
removable dressing/device that were first noted at the time of admission/entry AND—for
residents who are reentering the facility after a hospital stay, that were acquired duringthe
hospitalization i.e., the unstageable pressure ulcer/injury related to a non-removable dressing
device was not acquired in the nursing facility prior to admission to the hospital).
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Enter 0 if no unstageable pressure ulcers/injuries related to non-removable dressing
device were first noted at the time of admission/entry or reentry.
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