The nurse is reviewing the client's surgical report and notes that the client has a history of evisceration. The nurse researches the differences between dehiscence and evisceration. Which of the following describes the difference between dehiscence and evisceration?
A) Dehiscence involves a separation of one or more layers of wound tissue; evisceration involves the protrusion of internal viscera from the incision site.
B) Dehiscence is an urgent complication that requires surgery as soon as possible; evisceration is not as urgent.
C) Dehiscence involves the protrusion of internal viscera from the incision site; with evisceration, there is a separation of one or more layers of wound tissue.
D) Dehiscence involves rupture of subcutaneous tissue; evisceration involves damage to dermal tissue.
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