When teaching a patient about the healing process of an open wound after surgery,which point should the nurse make?
A) The patient will need to take antibiotics until the wound is completely healed.
B) Because the patient's wound was left open,the wound will likely become infected.
C) The patient will have more scar tissue formation than for a wound closed at surgery.
D) The patient should expect to remain hospitalized until complete wound healing occurs.
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