A pressure ulcer was noted to be present throughout the look-back window. How is the stage of this pressure ulcer for th

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A pressure ulcer was noted to be present throughout the look-back window. How is the stage of this pressure ulcer for th

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A pressure ulcer was noted to be present throughout thelook-back window. How is the stage of this pressure ulcer for theMDS, section M, determined?
A] Identify the anatomical location on the body. This indicatesthe stage.
B] Look at the pressure ulcer and the definitions of the stages,determine which definition it most closely resembles, and documentit as that stage.
C] Determine the deepest anatomic soft tissue damage that wasvisible or directly palpable since the date of onset.
D] Find out the shallowest stage the pressure ulcer ever reachedand document it at that stage.
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