RN Exam Practice
Physiological AdaptationQuestion 383 of 2368

The wound bed of a client's pressure injury is fully covered by thick, dark brown eschar, so the depth of tissue loss cannot be seen. How should the nurse describe this injury?

  1. Unstageable
  2. Stage 2
  3. Stage 4
  4. Stage 1
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Correct answer: Unstageable

When slough or eschar hides the wound so tissue loss cannot be assessed, the injury is called unstageable.

Source: Nursing Skills, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Wound Care: STAGING. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Physiological Adaptation"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026