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The Nurse Is Caring for an Older Patient Who Has

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The nurse is caring for an older patient who has a healed, sacral pressure ulcer. What would the nurse include in teaching about this new tissue growth?


A) "Your sacral area will heal faster if reinjured."
B) "Your skin will break down faster if your sacrum is reinjured."
C) "You may have a loss of feeling in the old, pressure ulcer area."
D) "You are more at risk for infection in the sacral area."

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