A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client entering a long-term care facility. She notices a broken area of skin that extends into the dermis on the client's coccyx. How should the nurse document this wound?

A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client entering a long-term care facility. She notices a broken area of skin that extends into the dermis on the client's coccyx. How should the nurse document this wound?





a) Stage IV pressure ulcer
b) Stage I pressure ulcer
c) Stage III pressure ulcer
d) Stage II pressure ulcer



Answer: D


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