Basic Care and Comfort NCLEX PN Questions Nursing Practice Question

While repositioning the client, the LPN notices a shallow, open ulcer on the sacrum with partial-thickness skin loss. What is the classification stage of this ulcer?

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Correct Answer: C

Rationale: An ulcer is classified as stage II when the skin is not intact and there is partial-thickness skin loss. An ulcer with full-thickness skin loss would be stage III.