A client hospitalized in a long-term rehabilitation facility is immobile and requires mechanical ventilation with a tracheostomy. There is a pressure area on the client's coccyx measuring 5 *3 cm. The area is covered with 100% eschar. What would the nurse identify this as?
A) Stage 2 pressure ulcer
B) Stage 3 pressure ulcer
C) Stage 4 pressure ulcer
D) Unstageable pressure ulcer
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