The nurse is caring for a patient with a large abrasion from a motorcycle accident.The nurse recalls that if the wound is kept moist,it can resurface in how long?

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A partial-thickness wound repair has three compartments: the inflammatory response,epithelial proliferation and migration,and re-establishment of the epidermal layers.Epithelial proliferation and migration start at all edges of the wound,allowing for quick resurfacing.Epithelial cells begin to migrate across the wound bed soon after the wound occurs.A wound left open to air resurfaces within 6 to 7 days,whereas a wound that is kept moist can resurface in 4 days.One or 2 days is too soon for this process to occur,moist or dry.

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