A nurse is caring for a client with a puncture wound that is currently in the proliferation phase of the wound repair process. Which of the following statements describes this phase of the wound repair process?
A) Physiologic defense immediately after tissue injury
B) Period during which new cells fill and seal a wound
C) Process by which damaged cells recover and reestablish normal function
D) Period during which the wound undergoes change and maturation
B
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The proliferation phase is the period during which new cells fill and seal a wound. This phase occurs from 2 days to 3 weeks after the inflammatory phase. The inflammatory phase is the physiologic defense immediately after tissue injury. Resolution is the process by which damaged cells recover and reestablish their normal function. Remodeling follows the proliferation phase and is the period during which the wound undergoes change and maturation.
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