A 68-year-old diabetic male resident in a long term care facility is bedridden and has refused food and fluids for two days. He has a Stage 3 pressure ulcer in the coccyx and multiple venous...

A 68-year-old diabetic male resident in a long term care facility is bedridden and has refused food and fluids for two days. He has a Stage 3 pressure ulcer in the coccyx and multiple venous ulcerations in the left lower leg.

         The following questions will assist the nursing student in the assessment of a client with skin breakdown.

1. Describe a Stage III pressure ulcer.

2. Differentiate an arterial ulcer from a venous ulcer.