WEB WOC SEMINARS 2026 CONTINENCE
CARE AND PATIENT EDUCATION WORKBOOK
SOLVED QUESTIONS COMPILATION
◉ Diabetes causes increased risk for skin:
a. Bacterial and fungal infections
b. Itching and increased blood flow
c. Overhydration and reduced epidermal turnover time
d. Sweating and decreased folliculitis
Answer: a. Bacterial and fungal infections
◉ What is the definition of MASD?
a. Skin damage caused by prolonged exposure to various sources of
moisture
b. Skin damage that is due to stripping action while cleansing the
skin with soap and water
c. Skin damage due to radiation dermatitis
d. Skin damage due to infiltration of medication
Answer: a. Skin damage caused by prolonged exposure to various
sources of moisture
,◉ MASD (Moisture Associated Skin Damage) affects what part of the
skin or cell function?
a. Epidermis and/or dermis
b. Subcutaneous tissue
c. Fibroblasts
d. Macrophages
Answer: a. Epidermis and/or dermis
◉ How does MASD alter the acid mantle of the skin?
a. Reduces TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss)
b. Increases TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss)
c. Moisture dehydrates the skin
d. Moisture promotes barrier function
Answer: b. Increases TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss)
◉ What is the primary risk factor associated with ITD
(intertriginous dermatitis)?
a. Obesity
,b. Pouching system leakage
c. Large amount of wound exudate
d. Urinary incontinence
Answer: a. Obesity
◉ What is the primary risk factor associated with Peristomal MASD?
a. Obesity
b. Pouching system leakage
c. Large amount of wound exudate
d. Urinary incontinence
Answer: b. Pouching system leakage
◉ What is the primary risk factor associated with Periwound MASD
(PWMASD)?
a. Obesity
b. Pouching system leakage
c. Moisture imbalance in the wound
d. Urinary incontinence
Answer: c. Moisture imbalance in the wound
, ◉ Understanding the physiology of skin when it is injured by MASD
is an important concept. Skin that is occluded by an absorptive type
product (i.e. adult brief) results in what altered skin barrier effect?
a. Decrease in TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss) & skin pH
b. Increase in TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss) & skin pH
c. Less perspiration
d. Reduced friction
Answer: b. Increase in TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss) & skin pH
◉ Which type of wound exudate characteristic is most likely to cause
periwound MASD?
a. Serous
b. Serosanguinous
c. Thick purulent
d. Sanguineous
Answer: c. Thick purulent
◉ What type of MASD is more prone to fungal or bacterial
infections?
a. Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD)
CARE AND PATIENT EDUCATION WORKBOOK
SOLVED QUESTIONS COMPILATION
◉ Diabetes causes increased risk for skin:
a. Bacterial and fungal infections
b. Itching and increased blood flow
c. Overhydration and reduced epidermal turnover time
d. Sweating and decreased folliculitis
Answer: a. Bacterial and fungal infections
◉ What is the definition of MASD?
a. Skin damage caused by prolonged exposure to various sources of
moisture
b. Skin damage that is due to stripping action while cleansing the
skin with soap and water
c. Skin damage due to radiation dermatitis
d. Skin damage due to infiltration of medication
Answer: a. Skin damage caused by prolonged exposure to various
sources of moisture
,◉ MASD (Moisture Associated Skin Damage) affects what part of the
skin or cell function?
a. Epidermis and/or dermis
b. Subcutaneous tissue
c. Fibroblasts
d. Macrophages
Answer: a. Epidermis and/or dermis
◉ How does MASD alter the acid mantle of the skin?
a. Reduces TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss)
b. Increases TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss)
c. Moisture dehydrates the skin
d. Moisture promotes barrier function
Answer: b. Increases TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss)
◉ What is the primary risk factor associated with ITD
(intertriginous dermatitis)?
a. Obesity
,b. Pouching system leakage
c. Large amount of wound exudate
d. Urinary incontinence
Answer: a. Obesity
◉ What is the primary risk factor associated with Peristomal MASD?
a. Obesity
b. Pouching system leakage
c. Large amount of wound exudate
d. Urinary incontinence
Answer: b. Pouching system leakage
◉ What is the primary risk factor associated with Periwound MASD
(PWMASD)?
a. Obesity
b. Pouching system leakage
c. Moisture imbalance in the wound
d. Urinary incontinence
Answer: c. Moisture imbalance in the wound
, ◉ Understanding the physiology of skin when it is injured by MASD
is an important concept. Skin that is occluded by an absorptive type
product (i.e. adult brief) results in what altered skin barrier effect?
a. Decrease in TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss) & skin pH
b. Increase in TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss) & skin pH
c. Less perspiration
d. Reduced friction
Answer: b. Increase in TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss) & skin pH
◉ Which type of wound exudate characteristic is most likely to cause
periwound MASD?
a. Serous
b. Serosanguinous
c. Thick purulent
d. Sanguineous
Answer: c. Thick purulent
◉ What type of MASD is more prone to fungal or bacterial
infections?
a. Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD)
