The nurse assesses a client's wound to be in the reconstructive phase of healing. This phase starts:
a. on the 3rd or 4th day after injury and lasts for 2 to 3 weeks.
b. within 24 hours after the injury occurs.
c. when a wound is clean and not infected.
d. about the 21st day and may continue for 2 years or more.
ANS: A
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