A nurse caring for a patient who has been prescribed bed rest for 1 week notices a reddened area on the patient's left hip.The skin is intact, but when the nurse presses on the area, the redness does not fade.How should this area of pressure be classified?
A) Stage I
B) Stage II
C) Stage III
D) Stage IV
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