The home care nurse is teaching a family how to describe a pressure ulcer to health-care providers using colors. What color would describe a pressure ulcer with eschar?
a. Black
b. Gray
c. Yellow
d. Red
ANS: A
Pressure ulcers may be described according to a three-color system. Black wounds indicate necrosis. Yellow wounds have exudate and are infected. Red wounds are pink or red and are in the healing stage. Eschar is a black or brown hard scab or dry crust that forms from necrotic tissue.
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