The patient who sustained a simple fracture of the left fibula 7 days ago asks in what stage of bone healing he might be. The nurse replies that at 7 days, the patient would be in the stage of:
1. hematoma formation.
2. ossification.
3. callus formation.
4. fibrocartilage formation.
3
Callus formation occurs at the end of the first week after injury.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 915
OBJ: 2 TOP: Healing Process of Fractures
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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