Question

1. Describe the differences between the six classifications of pressure injuries.

2. How do you explain the fact that eschar must be removed before an injury can be accurately staged?

3. You are assigned to care for a 74-year-old male patient with a stage 3 pressure injury on his coccyx that is infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). You will need to irrigate the injury and apply a wet-to-damp dressing. You will also need to take the proper transmission-based precautions for MRSA in a wound.

a. What makes a pressure injury classified as stage 3?

b. How will you assess it for increasing or decreasing infection?

c. How will you document the size and appearance of the wound?

d. How will you apply the correct dressing for this wound?

Answer 1