The nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client and notes an area of full-thickness loss of skin on the sacrum. Adipose tissue and granulation tissue are present with no visible muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage, or bone. How would the nurse classify this pressure injury?
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Stage 1 pressure injury
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Stage 2 pressure injury
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Stage 3 pressure injury
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Stage 4 pressure injury