Doctors, nurses, and other medical care providers have a duty to inspect patients who are susceptible to bedsores and monitor their conditions. Bedsores in their early stages can be identified in some of the following ways: · Patient has skin discoloration, for white skin this would present itself through red patches, while darker skins will have patches more purple in nature · Patients will complain of pain and itchiness in a particular area · Patient will have an area of skin that feels warm, spongy, or hard