NURC 1001 EXAM 3 2026/2027 | STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
1 of 11
Term
What are the signs of a Stage 4 pressure injury?
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Skin cracks, blisters or peels. May be Underlying tissues
a shallow crater exposed/damaged, drainage present
Muscle/bone
Nonblanchable erythema (redness),
exposed/damaged, drainage
skin is intact
present
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2 of 11
, Term
What are the signs of a Stage 3 pressure injury?
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Underlying tissues
Deep crater exposing bone and
exposed/damaged, drainage
tendon
present
Nonblanchable redness without skin
Superficial abrasion with no drainage
breakdown
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3 of 11
Term
What are characteristics of aging skin?
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Skin becoming less elastic and losing it's strength
Skin becoming less elastic and losing it's strength, brown spots appearing and
nails becoming thick & toug, fewer nerve endings & blood vessels and less
sensitivity to pain, losing fatty tissues layer, skin thinning & sagging and
wrinkles appearing, skin becoming fragile & easily injured, increased sensitivity
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
1 of 11
Term
What are the signs of a Stage 4 pressure injury?
Give this one a go later!
Skin cracks, blisters or peels. May be Underlying tissues
a shallow crater exposed/damaged, drainage present
Muscle/bone
Nonblanchable erythema (redness),
exposed/damaged, drainage
skin is intact
present
Don't know?
2 of 11
, Term
What are the signs of a Stage 3 pressure injury?
Give this one a go later!
Underlying tissues
Deep crater exposing bone and
exposed/damaged, drainage
tendon
present
Nonblanchable redness without skin
Superficial abrasion with no drainage
breakdown
Don't know?
3 of 11
Term
What are characteristics of aging skin?
Give this one a go later!
Skin becoming less elastic and losing it's strength
Skin becoming less elastic and losing it's strength, brown spots appearing and
nails becoming thick & toug, fewer nerve endings & blood vessels and less
sensitivity to pain, losing fatty tissues layer, skin thinning & sagging and
wrinkles appearing, skin becoming fragile & easily injured, increased sensitivity