Pressure Ulcer Stages
Skilled or Not skilled
M items
Surgical vs Not surgical
100

A pressure ulcer that involves muscle, tendon, or bone.

What is a Stage 4?

100

MD order for SN to remove staples with no further assessments needed.

What is not skilled.

Need to have a skilled need with intermittent nursing care.

100

A patient who remains in bed at all times by choice would automatically be considered "Bedbound".

True or False

What is false.

Scored on ability.

100

A traumatic wound that is sutured.

What is Not a surgical wound.


200

A shallow ulcer with no slough, doesn't granulate, and heals by epithelialization.

What is a stage 2 pressure ulcer?

200

Skilled nurse to do monthly medication set up.

What is not skilled

Intermittent nursing care, but not skilled need.

200

The ability to get food from the cooking/prep area to the table is captured in M1870?

True or False

What is False.

Question is asking on function of eating.

200

A port that was place a year ago.

What is a surgical wound.


All implanted ports are considered surgical wound. 

300

A pressure ulcer that has slough and/or eschar and can tunnel and undermine.

What is a stage 3 pressure ulcer?

300

CHF exacerbation with medication management.

What is skilled need.

Skilled need to assess & educate with intermittent nursing visits.

300

M1860 cannot indicate a patient can shower if they are unable to access a shower?

True or False

What is True.

300

Surgery performed on the eye.

What is not a surgical wound.

Surgical incisions on mucous membranes or eyes are not considered surgical wounds.

400

A pressure ulcer that doesn't blanche and is intact.

What is a stage 1 pressure ulcer?

400

Skilled nurse to do monthly suprapubic cath changes.

What is skilled need.

Changing cath is skilled and needs done monthly so intermittent as well.

400

A chair may be used to test a patient's ability to safely use a bedside commode if the commode hasn't yet been delivered to the home.

True or False

What is false.

Can not mark ability if device is not in the home.

400

A fistula that was placed 2 months ago with no complications.

What is not a surgical wound.

A fistula is considered a surgical wound for the first 30 days, then considered non surgical if no complications to healing.

500

A pressure ulcer that has discolored intact skin, and may evolve into a thin blister over a dark wound bed?

What is unstageable Deep tissue injury?

500

Skilled nurse to provide daily wound care.

What is skilled.

500

When a patient has showered despite physician orders not to do so the clinician must select a response reflecting the ability to use the shower.

True or False

False.

MD orders trump patient's ability.

500

A pain pump that was placed 2 years ago with no skilled nursing treatment needed.

What is a surgical wound.

Implanted infusion devices are always considered surgical wound whether nurse is providing care or not.