NUR 2206 Midterm 5

NUR 2206 Midterm 5
1. Hemostasis
Answer
Right after tissue injury, clotting, swelling, pain
2. Inflammatory phase
Answer
4-6 days long, phagocytosis, generalized body response to inflammatory processes
3. Proliferation phase
Answer
Several weeks long, fibroblasts make collagen + growth factors, capillaries grow, granulation
occurs
4. Maturation
Answer
Starts around day 21; collagen is remodeled + deposited
5. Primary intention
Answer
Wound edges are well-approximated, minimal scarring
6. Secondary
Answer
Edges not well-approximated, heals from bottom up by granulation tissue (pressure sore)
7. Tertiary
Answer
Delayed primary intention (ie abdominal wound that's kept open to allow drainage)
8. Dehiscence
Answer
Bursting open of wound