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90-year-old female in a nursing home has a partial thickness wound with a fully approximated
epidermal flap on her left forearm. Identify the type of skin damage present:
a. Stage 2 pressure injury
b. Skin tear, Type 1
c. Skin tear, Type 2
d. Skin tear, Type 3 - CORRECT ANSWER: b. Skin tear, Type 1
A 32-year-old patient has several linear, hollowed-out, crusted lesions with the loss of epidermis
on his left lower leg. In his visit documentation, you describe these lesions as a:
a. Scale
b. Excoriation
c. Denuded
d. Bulla - CORRECT ANSWER: b. Excoriation
A 98-year-old has a pressure injury that is not healing. She has a low zinc level. How does the
low zinc level affect her wound healing?
a. Collagen synthesis will be delayed
b. MMP levels will be low
,c. Increased oxygen transport
d. Pre-albumin visceral stores will be depleted - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Collagen synthesis
will be delayed
A benefit of your role is improved quality of patient care. Which of the following pieces of data
will provide evidence to support that benefit?
a. A survey summarizing staff satisfaction with WOC nursing services.
b. Increase length of hospital stay for the patient with ostomy, wound, or incontinence care
problem.
c. Decreased utilization of specialty support surfaces.
d. Reduced incidence of catheter associated urinary tract infections after implementing bladder
health program - CORRECT ANSWER: d. Reduced incidence of catheter associated urinary
tract infections after implementing bladder health program
A certificate of completion is issued upon successful completion of a Program. Certification in
WOC Nursing is accomplished once the learner has passed exams given by the:
a. NAWCO® (National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy)
b. WOCN® (Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society)
c. ANA® (American Nurses Association)
d. WOCNCB® (Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board) - CORRECT
ANSWER: d. WOCNCB® (Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board)
A culture of safety in WOC patient care requires a health care system that supports:
a. Best practice or evidence-based practice
b. Adequate staffing with traditional approaches to practice
c. Continuing to do things the old way, inadequate staff that "work more efficiently"
,d. Cost containment by restricting use of advanced technologies - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Best
practice or evidence-based practice
According to Erickson, when teaching a preschooler - Ages 3-5 - the BEST approach to working
with this age group would include the use of:
a. Parent-focused teaching
b. Dolls and play
c. Dolls, play and assist in care
d. Large print materials with primary colors - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Dolls, play and assist in
care
ALL guidelines in WOC patient related areas, state that the following is critical to care:
a. Patient/family development of strategies for home care
b. Patient and family planning for early discharge
c. Patient and family education
d. Patient and family education classes on nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Patient and
family education
An ESSENTIAL component of a WOC Nursing Practice is:
a. Establishing an outcomes program to measure results of care.
b. Implements, coordinates, and evaluates specialty care.
c. Establishing a clinic for outpatient follow-up.
d. Billing for services provided. - CORRECT ANSWER: b. Implements, coordinates, and
evaluates specialty care.
, An important aspect of the WOC Nurse's Role is knowledge and implementation of risk
reduction strategies. Select the answer with the best examples of risk reduction.
a. Have the new WOC Nurse make rounds and discuss care plans for the patients on the unit.
b. Focus on prevention and early detection of potential complications.
c. Identify strategies to increase staff and patient satisfaction.
d. Implement all WOC cares for the patients so that you can assure quality. - CORRECT
ANSWER: b. Focus on prevention and early detection of potential complications.
As a WOC Nurse, manufacturer representatives will seek your time and attention to look at new
product and, potentially, recommend purchasing that product for use in your health care setting.
In this situation, you are the target of the marketing approach and would be an example of a/an:
a. Decision-maker.
b. Influencer.
c. End-user.
d. Collaborator. - CORRECT ANSWER: b. Influencer.
As you obtain your past medical history, your patient with metastatic colon cancer divulges he is
having problems with keeping his skin from getting sore between his buttocks. Which of the
following may contribute to his skin problem?
a. History of radiation
b. Use of skin care products with a pH 7.0
c. Use of a Colostomy Pouch
d. Good blood sugar control - CORRECT ANSWER: a. History of radiation
Body Image is defined as how one sees oneself. It may be in the view in the mirror or it may be
in the person's mind. What type of body image concerns might a WOC patient experience?