While caring for a patient with a pressure ulcer the home care nurse teaches the family how to describe the wound to health care providers (HCPs) using colors. What color should the nurse instruct that describes an infected wound?
a. Red
b. Gray
c. Black
d. Yellow
ANS: D
Pressure ulcers may be described according to a three-color system. Yellow wounds have exudate and are infected. C. Black wounds indicate necrosis. A. Red wounds are pink or red and are in the healing stage. B. Gray is not a color used to describe a wound.
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