SEM 580 MODULE 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
The specialty of WOC nursing began:
a. in Atlanta near the Center for Disease Control
b. with RNs who recognized that patients with wounds needed access to care
c. after extensive research on post-op care of patients w/ ostomies
d. with a customer who was a patient - Answers - d
The mother of WOC nursing began with a pt w/ an ostomy, Norma Gill, who recognized
the unmet needs of the ostomy pt. WOC nursing began at the Cleveland Clinic w/ its
historic figures: Dr. Rupert B. Turnbull Jr and Norma Gill-Thompson
Evidence-based practice in WOC nursing is identified as:
a. using the highest level of research available to justify practice
b. applying tradition-based interventions to WOC nursing practice
c. analyzing a combo of expert opinion, pt preference, and clinical guidelines to guide
practice
d. selecting only interventions w/ a strong level of research for implementation into
clinical practice - Answers - a
The WOC nurse should be using evidence in the form of research to guide practice
rather than tradition.
The following characteristics describes which tissue type?
avascular, brick and mortar like structure, able to regenerate
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - a
The following characteristics describes which tissue type?
zipper like structure, downward projections of epidermis interlocks with dermis, flattens
with age, reduced cohesion in age extremities
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - b
,The following characteristics describes which tissue type?
vascularized and innervated, hair follicles, sweat and oil glands, residence of immune
cells
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - c
The following characteristics describes which tissue type?
immediately below the epidermis, upward projections composed of loose areolar tissue
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - d
The following characteristics describes which tissue type?
forms base of dermis, thick cable like fibers
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - e
The following general function describes which tissue type?
protective layer of the skin, acid mantle, synthesis of Vitamin D
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - a
The following general function describes which tissue type?
anchors the epidermis to the dermis, adds mechanical strength and reduces risk of skin
tears
, a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - b
The following general function describes which tissue type?
resident cells make collagen, elastin, and ground substance
provides tensile strength and elasticity
immune surveillance
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - c
The following general function describes which tissue type?
supplies oxygen and nutrients to the epidermis
able to regenerate if lost
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - d
The following general function describes which tissue type?
majority of connective tissue proteins
scar formation happens if this layer is lost
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - e
What are the six functions of the skin? - Answers - protection
immune surveillance
thermoregulation
vitamin D synthesis
sensory perception
ANSWERS
The specialty of WOC nursing began:
a. in Atlanta near the Center for Disease Control
b. with RNs who recognized that patients with wounds needed access to care
c. after extensive research on post-op care of patients w/ ostomies
d. with a customer who was a patient - Answers - d
The mother of WOC nursing began with a pt w/ an ostomy, Norma Gill, who recognized
the unmet needs of the ostomy pt. WOC nursing began at the Cleveland Clinic w/ its
historic figures: Dr. Rupert B. Turnbull Jr and Norma Gill-Thompson
Evidence-based practice in WOC nursing is identified as:
a. using the highest level of research available to justify practice
b. applying tradition-based interventions to WOC nursing practice
c. analyzing a combo of expert opinion, pt preference, and clinical guidelines to guide
practice
d. selecting only interventions w/ a strong level of research for implementation into
clinical practice - Answers - a
The WOC nurse should be using evidence in the form of research to guide practice
rather than tradition.
The following characteristics describes which tissue type?
avascular, brick and mortar like structure, able to regenerate
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - a
The following characteristics describes which tissue type?
zipper like structure, downward projections of epidermis interlocks with dermis, flattens
with age, reduced cohesion in age extremities
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - b
,The following characteristics describes which tissue type?
vascularized and innervated, hair follicles, sweat and oil glands, residence of immune
cells
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - c
The following characteristics describes which tissue type?
immediately below the epidermis, upward projections composed of loose areolar tissue
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - d
The following characteristics describes which tissue type?
forms base of dermis, thick cable like fibers
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - e
The following general function describes which tissue type?
protective layer of the skin, acid mantle, synthesis of Vitamin D
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - a
The following general function describes which tissue type?
anchors the epidermis to the dermis, adds mechanical strength and reduces risk of skin
tears
, a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - b
The following general function describes which tissue type?
resident cells make collagen, elastin, and ground substance
provides tensile strength and elasticity
immune surveillance
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - c
The following general function describes which tissue type?
supplies oxygen and nutrients to the epidermis
able to regenerate if lost
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - d
The following general function describes which tissue type?
majority of connective tissue proteins
scar formation happens if this layer is lost
a. epidermis
b. basement membrane zone and rete ridges
c. dermis
d. papillary dermis
e. reticulated dermis - Answers - e
What are the six functions of the skin? - Answers - protection
immune surveillance
thermoregulation
vitamin D synthesis
sensory perception
