Pressure injury stage 2 is defined as

Pressure injury stage 2 is defined as

• A. Partial thickness skin loss, pink/red and moist, may present as blister
• B. Full thickness skin loss with exposed structures
• C. Deep tissue injury
• D. Slough covering wound bed

Answer: (A)

In pressure injury staging, stage 2 reflects partial-thickness skin loss that involves the epidermis and possibly the upper part of the dermis. The wound bed is pink or red and moist, and a blister may be present. There is no exposure of deeper tissues such as fat, muscle, or bone, which distinguishes this from deeper stages. That’s why this option is correct: it describes a shallow, superficial loss with a moist, pink/red wound bed and the possible presence of a blister, consistent with partial-thickness involvement. The other descriptions point to different scenarios. Full-thickness loss with exposed structures indicates deeper tissue involvement (stage 3 or 4). A deep tissue injury is a separate category characterized by a localized area of nonblanchable deep red or purple discoloration, or a blood-filled blister, without exposed bone or tissue. Slough covering the wound bed suggests necrotic tissue obscuring the bed, which is not typical of stage 2 and aligns more with unstageable wounds or necrotic conditions.

In pressure injury staging, stage 2 reflects partial-thickness skin loss that involves the epidermis and possibly the upper part of the dermis. The wound bed is pink or red and moist, and a blister may be present. There is no exposure of deeper tissues such as fat, muscle, or bone, which distinguishes this from deeper stages.

That’s why this option is correct: it describes a shallow, superficial loss with a moist, pink/red wound bed and the possible presence of a blister, consistent with partial-thickness involvement.

The other descriptions point to different scenarios. Full-thickness loss with exposed structures indicates deeper tissue involvement (stage 3 or 4). A deep tissue injury is a separate category characterized by a localized area of nonblanchable deep red or purple discoloration, or a blood-filled blister, without exposed bone or tissue. Slough covering the wound bed suggests necrotic tissue obscuring the bed, which is not typical of stage 2 and aligns more with unstageable wounds or necrotic conditions.