A patient 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 is used when a wound is clean-contaminated or "dirty" (potentially infected).Initially,the wound is allowed to heal by secondary intention,and when there is no evidence of edema,infection,or foreign matter,granulating tissue is brought together and the wound edges are sutured closed.

A Patient Has a Contaminated Right Hip Wound That Requires