A patient has a quarter sized blackened eschar on both heels surrounded by a 1 to 2 cm indurated reddened area. The nurse is aware that these lesions are:
A) pressure ulcers that cannot be accurately staged because of the eschar.
B) stage I pressure ulcers because of the induration and redness.
C) stage II pressure ulcers because the skin has been broken.
D) stage III or IV pressure ulcers because of the eschar.
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