The nurse is assisting a patient to a sitting position when the patient suddenly complains of feeling that his surgical incision has separated. What does the nurse recognize that this indicates?
a. Cellulitis
b. Dehiscence
c. Evisceration
d. Extravasation
ANS: B
Dehiscence is separation of a surgical incision or rupture of a wound closure.
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