A patient is admitted with a leg wound with a large amount of pus exudate.The nurse assesses that which part of the immune process is functioning?
A)The complement system causing cellular destruction
B)The natural killer lymphocytes circulating through the lymph
C)The neutrophils arriving at the wound as the first line of defense
D)The macrophages circulating in the blood

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The presence of a large amount of pus exudate suggests that the wound is in the inflammatory phase of healing. Neutrophils are the first cells to arrive at the site of infection or inflammation and are responsible for phagocytosis of bacteria and debris. The complement system and natural killer cells are not typically involved in the inflammatory phase of healing. Macrophages are present later in the healing process to phagocytose remaining debris and to release cytokines to stimulate angiogenesis and fibroblast proliferation.

A Patient Is Admitted with a Leg Wound with a Large