A patient has returned to the unit after undergoing limb-sparing surgery to remove a bone tumor. The nurse providing postoperative care assesses for what complication from surgery?
A) Nutritional deficiency
B) Delayed wound healing
C) Loss of body weight
D) Pathologic fractures
Ans: B
Feedback: Delayed wound healing is a complication of surgery due to tissue trauma from the surgery. Nutritional deficiency is usually due to the effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy, which may cause weight loss. Pathologic fractures are not a complication of surgery.
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