CWCA Practice Test Questions and Answers Updated 2026

CWCA Practice Test Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
AAsolidAskinAbarrierAwaferAwithAaApouchAisAappliedAtoAaAcopiouslyAdrainingAwound,AbutAt
heAskinAbeneathAtheAwaferAhasAbecomeAdenuded.ATheABESTAinitialAsolutionAisAto:A-
AAnswerAAAskinAbarrierApowderAisAusedAasAanAinitialAbarrierAonAdenudedAskinAtoAprovd
eAanAadherentAbaseAforAointments,Apastes,AorAsolidAskinAadhesiveAbarriers.


DuringAtheAphasesAofAhealing,AwhichAcellAisAresponsibleAforAbeginningAangiogenesis?A-
AAnswerADuringAtheAinflammationAphase,AmacrophagesAreleaseAgrowthAfactorsAwhichAattr
actAfibroblastsAtoAtheAwound.AFibroblastsAareAresponsibleAforAbeginningAangiogenesisAandA
areAcriticallyAimportantAduringAtheAproliferationAphaseAofAhealing,AwhichAusuallyAbeginsAat
AaboutAdayA3AafterAtrauma.


AApatientAhasAaAwoundAonAtheArightAhipAwithAtunnelingAandAfistulae.AWhichAofAtheAfollow
ingAisAMOSTAindicativeAofAanAabscessAformation?A-
AAnswerAAnAabscessAoftenAformsAinAconjunctionAwithAfistulae.ATypicalAindicationsAinclude
Aerythema,Apain,AandAswellingAaboveAtheAlocalizedAareaAofAtheAabscess.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAlaboratoryAtestsAisAtheAMOSTAeffectiveAtoAmonitorAacuteAchangesAin
AnutritionalAstatus?A-
AAnswerAPrealbuminAisAmostAcommonlyAmonitoredAforAacuteAchangesAinAnutritionalAstatu
sAbecauseAitAhasAaAhalf-lifeAofAonlyA2-
3Adays.APrealbuminAquicklyAdecreasesAwhenAnutritionAisAinadequateAandArisesAquicklyAinAr
esponseAtoAincreasedAproteinAintake.


TheABESTAcandidateAforAhyperbaricAoxygenAtherapyAisAaApatientAwithA-
AAnswerAChronicAdiabeticAulcers


OnAtheAeighthAdayAofAwoundAcare,AgranulationAtissueAisAevidentAaboutAtheAwoundAperimet
er,AandAtheAwoundAisAbeginningAtoAcontract.ATheAwoundAisAinAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAphas
esAofAhealing?A-
AAnswerAProliferation.AHemostasisAoccursAasAplateletsAsealAoffAtheAvesselsAandAtheAclotti
ngAmechanismAbegins.


WhenAcalculatingAtheAankle-
brachialAindexA(ABI),AifAtheAankleAsystolicApressureAisA90AandAtheAbrachialAsystolicApressur
eAisA120,AwhatAisAtheAABI?A-
AAnswerAIfAtheAankleAsystolicApressureAisA90AandAtheAbrachialAsystolicApressureAisA120,

, A90/120A=A.75,ANormalAvalueAisA1AtoA1.1AwithAlowerAvaluesAindicatingAdecreasingAperfus
ion.AAAvalueAofA0.75AindicatesAsevereAdiseaseAandAischemia.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAwoundAirrigationAdevicesAwillAprovideAapproximatelyA8ApsiAinAirrig
antApressureAtoAtheAwoundAsurface?A-AAnswerAAA35-mLAsyringeAwithA19-
guageAneedleAprovidesAirrigationApressureAatAaboutA8Apsi.


AccordingAtoAtheAModifiedAWagnerAFootAUlcerAClassificationASystem,AaAfullAthicknessAulcerAt
hatAextendsAtoAtheAtendonAorAjointAbutAwithoutAabscessAorAosteomyelitisAisAclassifiedAasA-
AAnswerAGradeA2


TheAsuturesAofAaAscalpAwoundAareAusuallyAremovedAafterAaboutA-
AAnswerA10AdaysAwhileAthoseAofAfacialAwoundsAareAremovedAinA3-
5Adays,AfromAabdominalAwallAwoundsAinA7-
10Adays,AandAfromAwoundsAcrossingAjointsAsuchAasAelbowsAorAknees,AafterA14Adays.


WhenAdoingAtheAnylonAmonofilamentAtest,AhowAmanyAtestAsitesAshouldAbeAused?A-
AAnswerA10


AAchronicAulcerAresultingAfromAperipheralAvascularAinsufficiencyAmayAremainAinAwhichAstage
AofAhealingAforAprolongedAperiods?A-AAnswerAInflammatory.


AApatientAhasAsecond-AandAthird-
degreeAburnsAonA30%AofAtheAbodyAandAisAinAsevereApain.AWhichAmethodAofAdebridementA
isAMOSTAindicated?A-
AAnswerASurgicalAdebridementAisAmostAcommonlyAusedAwhenAveryAlargeAamountsAofAtiss
ueAmustAbeAdebrided,AsuchAasAwithAextensiveAburns,AorAwhenAthereAisAaAseriousAinfection
AandAimmediateAdebridementAisAneededAinAorderAtoAeffectivelyAtreatAtheAwoundAinfection.


WhichAmethodAofAmechanicalAdebridementAmayAcauseAdamageAtoAgranulationAtissueAandAis
AgenerallyAcontraindicated?A-AAnswerAInAtheApast,Awet-to-
dryAgauzeAdressingsAwereAfrequentlyAusedAforAwoundAcare,AbutAwet-to-
dryAgauzeAdressingsAhaveAlittleAuseAinAcurrentAwoundAcareAunlessAtheAwoundAisAveryAsmal
l,AbecauseAtheAgauzeAadheresAtoAtheAwoundAandAcanAdisruptAgranulationAorAepithelization.
AWhileAwhirlpoolAbathAmayAeffectivelyAcleanseAdebrisAfromAaAwound,AconcernsAaboutAcross-
infectionAhaveAresultedAinAlessAfrequentAuse.