The nurse has staged a pressure injury that has a shallow crater with a dry pink wound bed as a:

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A stage 2 pressure injury is characterized by partial-thickness loss of skin with exposed dermis. The wound bed is typically pink and moist, and may also present as an intact or ruptured blister. The description of a shallow crater with a dry pink wound bed fits the criteria for a stage 2 pressure injury. Stage 1 involves intact skin with non-blanchable redness, stage 3 involves full-thickness skin loss possibly with visible fat, and stage 4 involves full-thickness skin and tissue loss with exposed bone, muscle, or tendon.

The Nurse Has Staged a Pressure Injury That Has a Shallow