
A client calls the Telehealth nurse on the third postoperative day and describes a "giving way" sensation in the abdomen that occurred after coughing. To assess for a possible evisceration, the nurse asks if
A) bright-red bleeding from the wound edges is seen.
B) fascia or internal organs are visible.
C) fecal material is draining from the wound site.
D) large amounts of pus are draining.
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