A nurse is checking the skin of a client who has chronic venous insufficiency. Which of the following images should the nurse identify as a venous stasis ulcer?

A. The top image shows a raised, erythematous plaque with silvery scaling (most likely a plaque of psoriasis or other dermatitis), which is a common skin lesion but is not characteristic of a venous stasis ulcer, which is a depressed, often shallow, open wound. B. The bottom image displays a client's lower legs with prominent, dilated veins (varicose veins) and associated hyperpigmentation (darkening of the skin) and edema (swelling). These findings are the hallmark signs of chronic venous insufficiency and stasis dermatitis, the underlying condition that directly causes venous stasis ulcers.