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A Patient Has a Contaminated Right Hip Wound That Requires

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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?


Definitions:

Pleurodynia

A condition characterized by a sudden and severe pain in the muscles between the ribs or in the diaphragm, often caused by infections.

Pleura

A double-layered membrane surrounding each lung and lining the chest cavity, facilitating lung movement.

Sputum

Mucus and other matter coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically examined to diagnose illness.

Rhonchus

A coarse rattling sound somewhat like snoring, usually caused by secretion in bronchial airways.

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