A nurse caring for a patient who has been prescribed bedrest for 1 week notices a reddened area on the patient's left hip.The skin is intact but,when the nurse presses on the area,the redness does not fade.The nurse recognizes this pressure ulcer as:
A) Stage I
B) Stage II
C) Stage III
D) Stage IV
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