Old man admitted to the orthopedic unit after surgery


Problem: A 75-year-old man is admitted to the orthopedic unit after surgery to repair a fractured right femur. He fell off a 6′ ladder, and approximately 6 hours passed before he was found, lying on his back in the yard. He had surgery 3 hours after arrival at the emergency department. The admitting nurse on the orthopedic unit documents a 7 × 10 cm purple-maroon discoloration at the sacral-coccygeal area; skin is intact. The discoloration is nonblanching and symmetric. It is documented as ecchymosis from a traumatic fall. Which one of the following pressure injury designations describes the ecchymotic area? Group of answer choices Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 1 Deep-tissue injury

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