When Teaching a Patient About the Healing Process of an Open

question 20

Multiple Choice

When teaching a patient about the healing process of an open wound after surgery,which of the following points would 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 there would be for a wound closed at surgery.
• D) The patient should expect to remain hospitalized until complete wound healing occurs.

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