Posture and Pressure Ulcers 0.0 / 5 ? NursingPosture and Pressure UlcersUniversityNone Created by: AtheastackCreated on: 22-05-20 15:12 Pressure Ulcers are... Localised damage to skin and/or underlying tissue 1 of 11 Where does it usually occur? Boney prominence - as a result of sustained pressure 2 of 11 Can be presented as intact or an open wound? True 3 of 11 How do you know if it is normal skin? Healthy skin with a little redness, when pressed will go white 4 of 11 Category 1 Intact skin which is non-blanchable (will remain red when pressed) 5 of 11 Category 2 can be intact or open? True, if open will be a serum filled blister 6 of 11 Which categories are full thickness tissue loss? Category 3, 4, 5 7 of 11 What is visible in a category 3 ulcer? Subcutaneous tissue is visible, not bone or muscle 8 of 11 Is muscle and bone visible in a category 4 ulcer? Yes, also with visible slough 9 of 11 An unstageable ulcer will be... covered with slough or eschar so unable to determine full depth 10 of 11 Deep tissue ulcer can present as... discoloured intact skin or blood filled blister 11 of 11
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