2. You are a visiting nurse caring for a 32-year-old writer who became paraplegic as a result of a motorcycle accident 1 year ago. He is recovering from a subsequent depression; your visits
are to monitor not only his emotional outlook but also to encourage his hygienic self-care and
offer strategies for his success. He wears a leg bag and is incontinent of stool. You are
monitoring a red spot on his left buttock, which has progressed to a pressure ulcer in which
subcutaneous fat is visible. (Learning Objectives #3, #4, #5, & #6)