A patient injured in an accident has a large open leg wound that will require hospitalization for several days. The patient states he has just completed a course of steroid therapy. The nurse will include additional monitoring for which condition in the plan of care?

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Steroids can suppress the immune system and interfere with wound healing, so additional monitoring for delayed wound healing is necessary. Steroids do not necessarily increase the risk of thromboembolism or bleeding excessively, nor do they directly cause increased pain at the wound site.

A Patient Injured in an Accident Has a Large Open