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Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783 Exercise 1
A patient 1 day postoperative after abdominal surgery has incisional pain, 99.5° F temperature, slight erythema at the incision margins, and 30 mL serosanguineous drainage in the Jackson-Pratt drain. Based on this assessment, what conclusion would the nurse make
A) The abdominal incision shows signs of an infection.
B) The patient is having a normal inflammatory response.
C) The abdominal incision shows signs of impending dehiscence.
D) The patient's physician needs to be notified about her condition.
A) The abdominal incision shows signs of an infection.
B) The patient is having a normal inflammatory response.
C) The abdominal incision shows signs of impending dehiscence.
D) The patient's physician needs to be notified about her condition.
Explanation
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The option (a) is incorrect.
Dehiscence ...
Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
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