A Patient Is Admitted to the Hospital with an Infected

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the hospital with an infected pressure ulcer on the left buttock. The pressure ulcer is 5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide and is 1.5 cm deep. The base of the wound is yellow and involves subcutaneous tissue. The nurse classifies the pressure ulcer as stage

• A) I.
• B) II.
• C) III.
• D) IV.

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