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Jramos095

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Nine days after abdominal surgery, a nurse notices a complete separation of the outer layers of the patient's wound. The nurse identifies this rare and extremely serious condition as
 
  1. Evisceration.
  2. Sinus tract.
  3. Phagocytosis.
  4. Dehiscence.

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A nurse notes that there is a large amount of sanguineous drainage on a patient's dressing. There are no physician orders for a dressing change, so the nurse will
 
  1. Circle the drainage on the dressing and record the time of assessment.
  2. Continue to monitor the dressing.
  3. Carefully clean around the wound.
  4. Reinforce the dressing with additional dressings.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
:D TYSM

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