A patient underwent an open bowel resection 2 days ago and the nurses most recent assessment of the patients abdominal incision reveals that it is dehiscing. What factor should the nurse suspect may have caused the dehiscence?
A) The patients surgical dressing was changed yesterday and today.
B) The patient has vomited three times in the past 12 hours.
C) The patient has begun voiding on the commode instead of a bedpan.
D) The patient used PCA until this morning.
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