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A Physician Documents That a Patient Is Having Purulent Drainage

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A physician documents that a patient is having purulent drainage from a wound. What does the nurse understand is most likely the cause?


Definitions:

Seven Rights

A guideline in medicine that ensures the correct patient receives the right drug, at the right dose, by the right route, at the right time, for the right reason, with the right documentation.

Intramuscular

Refers to the administration of medication directly into the muscle tissue for faster absorption than subcutaneous injection.

Delayed Absorption

A slower than usual process of a substance being absorbed into the body.

Sublingual

Under the tongue.

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