While performing a bed bath, the nurse notes an area of tissue injury on the client's sacral area. The wound presents as a shallow open ulcer with a red-pink wound bed and partial thickness loss of dermis. Which of the following is the correct name of this wound?

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Based on the description given, the wound is a Stage II pressure ulcer. Stage II pressure ulcers involve partial thickness loss of dermis and present as shallow open ulcers with a red-pink wound bed. Stage I pressure ulcers involve intact skin with non-blanchable redness, while Stage III and IV pressure ulcers involve full-thickness tissue loss and may involve muscle or bone.

While Performing a Bed Bath, the Nurse Notes an Area