A client tells the nurse that at first a new hand wound was bleeding, which scared the client. The nurse realizes that bleeding was necessary to:
a. deposit collagen to heal the wound.
b. form new blood vessels.
c. bridge the wound.
d. transport leukocytes to clean the wound.
ANS: D
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