Adult health- Pressure Ulcer

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A nurse is teaching a client with a leg ulcer about tissue repair and wound healing. Which statement by the client indicates effective teaching?

"I'll eat plenty of fruits and vegetables."

Which nutritional deficiency may delay wound healing?

Lack of vitamin C

The nurse is reading the previous shift's documentation of an open area on the client's sacrum. The wound is documented as a partial-thickness wound whose etiology is pressure. The nurse anticipates the assessment of the client's sacrum will reveal a pressure ulcer in which stage?

Stage II

During which stage of pressure ulcer development does the ulcer extend into the underlying structures, including the muscle and possibly the bone?

Stage IV

When changing the dressing on a pressure ulcer, a nurse notes necrotic tissue on the edges of the wound. Which action should the nurse anticipate that the physician will order?

Debridement


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