In planning care for a client with a surgical wound healing by secondary intention, nurse Agatha can anticipate that the client will:
a. Have the wound sutured closed at a later date
b. Be at an increased susceptibility for infection
c. Require skin grafting for the wound to heal
d. Have well-approximated wound edges
Answer B. Open wounds place the client at an increased risk for wound infection.
a. Have the wound sutured closed at a later date
b. Be at an increased susceptibility for infection
c. Require skin grafting for the wound to heal
d. Have well-approximated wound edges
Answer B. Open wounds place the client at an increased risk for wound infection.