WOCN Wound Care RN Exam Prep 2026

WOCN Wound Care RN Exam Prep 2026 Steps to heal by Secondary Intention Formation of granulation tissue, contraction of the wound bed edges, and epithelialization Partial thickness repair Inflammatory response, epithelial proliferation and migration, epidermal reestablishment and differentiation What characterizes a chronic wound healing environment Low levels of growth factors and receptor sites. They are needed to move cells out of the inflammatory phase and into the proliferative/Rebuilding Phase What Vitamin assists in collagen/fibroplasia formation? Vitamin C Normal protein intake .8 g/kg/24 Protein intake for injury increased 1.25 - 1.5 /kg/24 hours BMI 25 increases dehiscence, infection, delayed wound healing, adipose tissue poorly perfused and heals at a slower rate Keloid Scars are formed how? Overgrowth of collagen within scar tissue, seen with pigmented skin. Trauma. May ulcerate. Genetic. Hypertrophic Scar are formed how?