A nursing assistant caring for a client with a stage 3 pressure ulcer would immediately report which finding to the nurse?

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The nursing assistant should immediately report the foul odor that has developed in the wound because this is a signal of infection. It is normal for a stage 3 pressure ulcer to have drainage and would be uncomfortable to lie upon. If the area is appearing as a shallow crater, this would signal that it is healing and is now a stage 2 pressure ulcer.

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