A nurse working in the intensive care unit (ICU)is caring for a client who is 10 days postoperative after open abdominal surgery. The client has a well-approximated midline surgical incision that has numerous staples, and the nurse notes a "healing ridge" is present. Based on this information, the incision is currently in which phase of the healing process?

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A)The proliferative phase, which is the second phase in the healing process, extends from day 3 or 4 to about day 21 postinjury. If the wound is sutured, a raised "healing ridge" appears under the intact suture line. There is no synthesis phase in the healing process, and the other choices are incorrect.
B)The proliferative phase, which is the second phase in the healing process, extends from day 3 or 4 to about day 21 postinjury. If the wound is sutured, a raised "healing ridge" appears under the intact suture line. There is no synthesis phase in the healing process, and the other choices are incorrect.
C)The proliferative phase, which is the second phase in the healing process, extends from day 3 or 4 to about day 21 postinjury. If the wound is sutured, a raised "healing ridge" appears under the intact suture line. There is no synthesis phase in the healing process, and the other choices are incorrect.
D)The proliferative phase, which is the second phase in the healing process, extends from day 3 or 4 to about day 21 postinjury. If the wound is sutured, a raised "healing ridge" appears under the intact suture line. There is no synthesis phase in the healing process, and the other choices are incorrect.

A Nurse Working in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)is Caring