The nurse assesses a patient with a surgical wound infection. Which clinical manifestation leads the nurse to conclude that the patient is experiencing a system response to inflammation?

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Fever is a systemic response to inflammation, indicating that the body is responding to an infection or other inflammatory process. Pain, edema, and drainage are localized responses to inflammation.

The Nurse Assesses a Patient with a Surgical Wound Infection