Mrs. H has a wound that the nurse describes as 5 cm diameter × 0.5 cm deep ischial wound with granulation tissue showing at the wound margins, no exudate or drainage visible
No redness or swelling surrounding wound. In which phase of wound healing is Mrs. H's wound?
1. tertiary phase
2. inflammatory phase
3. proliferative phase
4. remodeling phase
ANS: 3
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