A Nurse Is Assessing a Client with a Stage IV

question 27

Multiple Choice

A nurse is assessing a client with a stage IV pressure ulcer. What assessment of the ulcer would be expected?

• A) Full-thickness skin loss
• B) Skin pallor
• C) Blister formation
• D) Eschar formation

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Definitions:

Retested

The process of administering a test or assessment again to the same subject at a different time to evaluate changes, consistency, or reliability.

Regression Toward

A statistical phenomenon that suggests that extreme scores or extreme behavior are likely to be closer to the average on subsequent observations or attempts.

Illusion of Control

The overestimation of one's ability to control events or outcomes that are largely or entirely beyond their actual influence.

Standard Deviation

An indicator of the extent of variability or scatter among a collection of numbers.