A patient injured in an accident has a large open leg wound that will require hospitalization for several days. The patient states he has just completed a course of steroid therapy
The nurse will include additional monitoring for which condition in the plan of care? 1. Delayed wound healing
2. Increased risk of thromboembolism
3. Increased tendency to bleed excessively
4. Increased pain at the wound site
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Rationale 1: Steroids suppress the inflammatory phase and thus contribute to a delay in wound healing. Chronic use of steroids results in decreased production of histamines, which are needed for the inflammatory response.
Rationale 2: There is no increase in the risk of thromboembolism specifically associated with the use of steroids.
Rationale 3: There is no increase in bleeding specifically associated with the use of steroids.
Rationale 4: Steroid use does not increase pain from wounds.
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