WTA Course Final Post Test Blueprint (40 Questions & Answers 2026)

WTA Course Final Post Test
Blueprint (40 Questions & Answers
2026)
WhatBareBtheBcharacteristicsBofBnormalBskin?B-BAnswerDry,Bsupple,BandBacidic.



WhatBisBoverhydrated,BorBmacerated,BskinBmoreBvulnerableBto?B-
BAnswerfriction/shearBdamage,BpressureBinjuryBdevelopment;BdevelopmentBofBlinearBcracks/fis
suresBatBskinBfolds



WhatBisBconsideredBnormal/healthyBskin?B-BAnswerCoolB&BDry



ExplainBwhatBtheBepidermisBandBdermisBis,BandBtheirBrelationshipBwithBeachBother.B-
BAnswerEpidermisB=Bouter/topBlayerBofBskin;BDermisB=Binner/bottomBlayerBofBskin.B



EpidermisBandBdermisBhaveBinterlockingBcohesionB(reteBpegs/ridges)BthatBcontributesBtoBskinB
strengthBandBhelpsBpreventBtapeBdamageBandBskinBtears.BThisBisBmissingBinBnewbornsBandBe
lderlyBsoBtheyBareBmoreBvulnerableBtoBskinBtearsBandBadhesiveBdamage.



Approximately,BhowBthickBisBtheBskin?B-
BAnswer2mmBthick.BThicknessBalsoBvariesBonBdifferentBbodyBsites.



WhatBdoesB"IAD"BstandBforBandBwhatBcausesBit?B-
BAnswerIncontinenceBAssociatedBDermatitisB=BdamageBcauseBbyBfecalBenzymes,Boverhydration
/maceration,BfrictionBdamage,ByeastBinfections



WhatBareBwaysBtoBpreventBIAD?B-
BAnsweruseBofBtoileting/containmentBforBptsBwithBdiarrheaBand/orBfecalBincontinence;Bgentle
BskinBcareBlikeBcleansingBwithBsoftBdisposableBclothsBandBaBpHBbalancedBnoBrinseBcleanser,B
plusBroutineBuseBofBmoisturizerBtoBreplaceBlostBskinBoils;BuseBofBdisposableBwipesBwithBclea
nsersBandBmoisturizersBplusBaBmoistureBbarrierBtoBprotectBskinBfromBurineBandBstool.



NameBsomeBtypesBofBmoisturizers/barriersBthatBprotectBskinBfromBIAD.B-BAnswerpetroleum-
basedBandBdimethicone-
basedBproductsB(goodBforBprotectionBagainstBurineBandBsolidBstool,BnotBforBliquidBstool);Bzinc
BoxideB(goodBforBliquidBstool,BbutBmustBuseBgentleBtechniqueBforBremovalBofBanyBsoiledBpas
teBbcBthisBcanBleadBtoBmoreBbreakdown);BcopolymerBfilmsB(requireBlessBfrequentBapplication)

, ExplainBtheBmanagementBofBIAD.B-
BAnsweruseBzincBoxideBforBskinBdamagedBbyBmoistureB&BcarefulBtechniqueBforBremoval;Buse
BofBantifungalBcreamBforBcandidiasisB(nystatinBorBanB-azoleBproduct)



WhatBcausesBskinBtears?B-
BAnswerlossBofBinterlockingBconfiguration/cohesionBbetweenBepidermisBandBdermis.BMinorBtra
umaBcausesBepidermisBtoBseparateB(shear)BfromBdermis.BThin,BfragileBskinBandBmaceratedBski
nBareBatBgreaterBrisk.



WhatBareBsomeBwaysBtoBpreventBskinBtears?B-
BAnswerProtectiveBsleeves;BgentleBhandlingBofBnewbornsBandBelders;BroutineBuseBofBmoisturi
zersBtoBmaintainBsoft,BsuppleBskin;BdoBnotBapplyBtapeBdirectlyBtoBfragileBskinB(applyBthinBhy
drocolloidBorBthinBsiliconeBadhesiveBfoamBandBthenBtapeBtoBthat);BuseBofBadhesiveBremovers
BtoBremoveBtape.



WhatBareBwaysBtoBmanageBskinBtears?B-
BAnswercleanseBtheBtear;BrollBawayBanyBviableBskinBflapBbackBintoBplace;BdressBwithBnonadh
erentBdressingBplusBwrapBgauze;BORBsiliconeBadhesiveBfoam;BORBnonadherentBfoamBplusBwra
pBgauze.



WhatBareBtheBprinciplesBofBcareBforBIAD?B-
BAnswerAbsorbBexudate,BmaintainBmoistBsurface,BpreventBtraumaBwithBremovalBofBdressings/t
apes.



WhatBcausesBpressureBinquires?B-
BAnswertissueBandBvesselBcompressionBcausedBbyBprolongedBimmobilityBand/orBshearBforceBr
esultingBinBischemia/cellBandBtissueBdeath.BDamageBbeginsBatBmuscle/boneBinterfaceBbecause
BthisBisBtheBpointBofBhighestBpressureBandBtheBmuscleBlayerBisBtheBlayerBwithBtheBhighestB
metabolicBrateBmakingBisBmoreBvulnerableBtoBischemicBdamage.



DescribeBtheBcharacteristicsBofBpressureBinjuries.B-
BAnswerroundBorBovalBlesionsBlocatedBoverBaBbonyBprominenceBorBunderBaBmedicalBdeviceB
orBotherBdevice.BOften,BtheyBareBfull-
thicknessBwoundsBextendingBtoBtheBsubcutaneousBtissueBandBfrequentlyBtoBmuscleBorBpone.B
PressureBinjuriesBcausedBbyBaBcomboBofBpressureBandBshearBareBtypicallyBdeep,BandBmayBb
eBelongatedBwithBirregularBedges,Btunneling,BandBundermining.