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Description
Pressure injuries (PIs) involve impaired skin integrity due to unrelieved pressure over a bony prominence. PIs can be categorized by the depth of the injury and by six stages: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, unstageable, and deep tissue pressure injury. The most common way the Stage 1 is described is as an area of nonblanchable erythema. Nonblanchable erythema often cannot be observed in darker skin tones. This description is taught first in textbooks and reinforced during observation in the clinical setting. Healthcare textbooks provide essential information and basic information necessary for healthcare students before they enter into practice. Evidence indicates that there is limited equitable information related to skin and skin disorders in many healthcare textbooks. It is essential for nurses, and other healthcare professionals such as physical therapists and physicians, to know and understand how to perform an accurate skin assessment and to identify various skin conditions in all skin tones and specifically, identify what PIs look like in all skin tones.
Publication Date
5-2026
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medical Education | Nursing | Other Medicine and Health Sciences
Recommended Citation
Posey, Alexa, "Skin Assessment in Nursing, Medical and Physical Therapy Student Education: Skin Tone Variation" (2026). Poster Presentations. 52.
https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/honors_college_posters/52
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