A nurse is reinforcing and applying a binder to a client's incision because the two sides of the incision have become partially separated. Which of the following postoperative complications has the client developed?
A) Hypoxemia
B) Dehiscence
C) Evisceration
D) Shock
B
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The nurse is taking care of a client with dehiscence in which wound edges separate. Hypoxemia develops when there is inadequate oxygenation of blood. Evisceration occurs when there is protrusion of abdominal organs through a separated wound. A client has shock when there is inadequate blood flow.
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