Objective To study the role of nursing risk management in prevention of pressure sores in stroke patients. Methods From January 2016 to December 2016,1,334 stroke patients from the third section,department of neurology of our hospital were assigned as the observation group,where the nursing risk management was applied and meanwhile,another 1,295 stroke patients from the second section of the same department as the control group, where only routine nursing was applied. The two groups were compared in terms of incidence rate and treatment outcome of pressure ulcers.Result The incidence rate of new pressure ulcer and of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (all P＜0.05).Conclusion The nursing risk management in the pressure ulcer prevention for stroke patients significantly reduces the incidence rate of pressure ulcers and improves the cure rate.