Which of the following outcomes is correctly written?
A) Abdominal incision will show no signs of infection.
B) On discharge, client will be free of infection.
C) On discharge, client will be able to list five symptoms of infection.
D) During home care, nurse will not observe symptoms of infection.
Ans: C
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