Integ- Pressure ulcer

Question 1

Stage 1 characteristics

Answer 1

Nonblanchable erythema

Intact skin

Question 2

Stage 2 characteristics

Answer 2

Partial-thickness skin loss: epidermis and dermis

Abrasion, blister, shallow crater

Question 3

Stage 3 characteristics

Answer 3

Full thickness skin loss: necrosis of subcutaneous tissue (fatm but not muscle)
Deep crater

Question 4

Stage 4 characteristics

Answer 4

Full thickness skin loss: Damage to muscle, bone exposure and damage

Question 5

Unstageable characteristics

Answer 5

Slough or eschar obscures tissue depth