A Patient Has a Quarter Sized Blackened Eschar on Both

question 35

Multiple Choice

A patient has a quarter sized blackened eschar on both heels surrounded by a 1 to 2 cm indurated reddened area. The nurse is aware that these lesions are:

• A) pressure ulcers that cannot be accurately staged because of the eschar.
• B) stage I pressure ulcers because of the induration and redness.
• C) stage II pressure ulcers because the skin has been broken.
• D) stage III or IV pressure ulcers because of the eschar.

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