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A 66-year-old client in an outpatient clinic is being evaluated for skin and wound assessment during hospitalization. Assessment data include pressure injury stage 2 noted on the coccyx with unchanged dressing. Which intervention best reduces the client's risk of complications?

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Identify risk early, implement prevention measures, teach warning signs, and plan timely reassessment.Delay teaching until the day of discharge only.Restrict all movement without individualized assessment.Ignore small changes until they become severe.

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A. Identify risk early, implement prevention measures, teach warning signs, and plan timely reassessment.

Why

Risk reduction focuses on early identification, prevention, teaching, and reassessment rather than unnecessary restriction or delay.

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A 66-year-old client in an outpatient clinic is being evaluated for skin and wound assessment during hospitalization. Assessment data include pressure injury stage 2 noted on the coccyx with unchanged dressing. Which intervention best reduces the client's risk of complications?

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