The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who had an open appendectomy.The nurse understands that this patient should have some erythema and edema at the incision site 12 to 24 hours post operation if

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Tissue integrity is closely associated with immunity.Openings in the integumentary system allow for the entrance of pathogens.If the immune response is functioning optimally,the body responds to the insult to the tissue by protecting the area from invasion of microorganisms and pathogens with inflammation.Routine vaccinations have no bearing on the body's response to intentional tissue impairment.The redness and swelling at the incision site in the first 12 to 24 hours is part of optimal immune functioning.A patient with erythema and edema that persist or worsen should be evaluated for infection.Suppressor T-cells help to control the immune response in the body.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Postoperative Patient Who Had