A home care nurse is caring for a patient with a pressure ulcer. The nurse is teaching the family how to describe the wound to health-care providers using colors. What color would describe an infected wound?
a. Black
b. Gray
c. Yellow
d. Red
ANS: C
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.
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