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 a "healing ridge" noted.Which healing phase best describes the incision?

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A) The proliferative phase, the second phase in healing, extends from day 3 or 4 to about day 21 post injury. If the wound is sutured, a raised "healing ridge" appears under the intact suture line. The synthesis phase does not exist. The other choices are incorrect.
B) The proliferative phase, the second phase in healing, extends from day 3 or 4 to about day 21 post injury. If the wound is sutured, a raised "healing ridge" appears under the intact suture line. The synthesis phase does not exist. The other choices are incorrect.
C) The proliferative phase, the second phase in healing, extends from day 3 or 4 to about day 21 post injury. If the wound is sutured, a raised "healing ridge" appears under the intact suture line. The synthesis phase does not exist. The other choices are incorrect.
D) The proliferative phase, the second phase in healing, extends from day 3 or 4 to about day 21 post injury. If the wound is sutured, a raised "healing ridge" appears under the intact suture line. The synthesis phase does not exist. The other choices are incorrect.

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