The nurse is preparing to provide care to the client who has a contaminated right hip wound that requires dressing changes twice daily. The surgeon informs the nurse that when the wound "heals a little more" he will suture it closed. The nurse recognizes that the surgeon is using which form of wound healing?

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Tertiary intention healing, also known as delayed primary closure, involves initially leaving a wound open due to contamination or infection, allowing it to heal partially, and then suturing it closed. This approach is used to reduce the risk of infection in contaminated wounds, such as the described hip wound, by allowing for better drainage and cleaning before closure.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Provide Care to the Client