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For Stage 1, nurses can protect Gertie's skin from further damage by using silicone adhesive, sterile foam, or clear hydrocolloid adhesive bandages. Silicone helps reduce the effect of friction. Step 2 is where the pressure is relieved and the wound is protected from further damage, which can be done with silicone glue and non-stick foam. Silicone has the properties of an absorbent layer that draws moisture and secretions from the wound while protecting the surrounding healthy skin from moisture. Nurses are admitted to the clinical nurse consultant. Step 3 is similar to step 2 where nurses relieve pressure and protect the wound from further injury/compression, nurses apply a hydrogel, hydrofiber, or silicone dressing, and patient contact glucose. These pads absorb dirt while creating a moisture-relieving environment. Step 4 Pressure Injuries, nurses can ensure Pressure is relieved, and the wound is protected from further damage/injury by supportive care using alginate, hydrogel, hydrofibre or silicone dressings at the wound site. Alginate dressings can control heavy bleeding and remove exudate and promote hemostasis. Unstageable: Nurses can't make pre-diagnosis decisions, which requires intervention by the team. Nurses use interventions to prevent and/or manage health challenges for their patients. A nursing intervention that a nurse can use for Gertie to manage and prevent further pressure injuries includes the use of Static air mattress. The static air mattress adapts to the body's contours to distribute the patient's weight over a wider area. This overlay comprises multiple compartments, allowing the air to disperse across a large area when someone lies on the mattress. "Prevention of pressure ulcers with a static air support surface: Systematic review" study compared static air mattress and low-tech support, and the results showed that there was lower pressure ulcer incidence rate where static air mattress was used (showed a difference at a significance level of <.1. PU incidence compared with a standard hospital mattress (10 cm thick, density 35 kg/m3) (P = P < 0.005), a foam mattress (15 cm thick) (P = 0.088), and a viscoelastic foam mattress (15 cm thick) (P = 0.087)). The systematic review stated that based on the study, "static air support surfaces appeared to be more effective compared with a standard mattress and pressure-reducing foam mattress for surgical patients", this is also supported by "Preventing pressure ulcers—Are pressure-redistributing support surfaces effective? A Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis" that stated the use of foam-based, low pressure mattresses and overlays and high-tech support surfaces are more effective than standard hospital mattresses for precenting pressure ulcers.