A nurse documents in the electronic medical record the discharge from a client's surgical wound as "slight serosanguineous drainage." What is meant by "serosanguineous drainage?"
A) Composed of pus only
B) Composed of blood only
C) Composed of clear serum
D) Composed of serum and blood
D
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Serosanguineous drainage is composed of serum and blood. Discharge containing pus is described as purulent drainage. Discharge composed of blood only is described as sanguineous drainage. Discharge composed of clear serum is described as serous drainage.
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