The nurse measures a patient's wound diameter and notes that it has reduced in size.The nurse evaluates this information to indicate the wound has entered which phase?
A)Remodeling
B)Inflammatory
C)Maturation
D)Proliferative

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Wound healing consists of four phases: inflammatory, proliferative, remodeling, and maturation. The proliferative phase is characterized by the formation of new tissue and wound contraction. Reducing wound diameter is an indication that the wound is in the proliferative phase.

The Nurse Measures a Patient's Wound Diameter and Notes That