SKIN INTEGRITY AND WOUND HEALING
ESSENTIALS ACTUAL SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What factors affect skin integrity?
Answer: Age, amount of underlying tissues, illness, nutrition,
hydration, and circulation.
◉ Is skin thinner in infants or adults
Answer: Infants
◉ How does skin change as a person ages?
Answer: The maturation of epidermal cells is prolonged, leading to
thinner, more easily damaged skin.
◉ What causes skin alterations?
Answer: Thin or obese body types, fluid loss, excessive perspiration,
jaundice, and skin diseases like eczema and psoriasis.
◉ What are the types of wounds?
Answer: Intentional or unintentional, open or closed, acute or
chronic, partial thickness, full thickness, complex.
, ◉ What is medical asepsis?
Answer: Practices intended to confine a specific microorganism to a
specific area, limiting the number, growth, and transmission of
microorganisms.
◉ What is surgical asepsis?
Answer: Practices that keep an area or object free of all
microorganisms.
◉ Main difference between medical and surgical asepsis
Answer: Medical- limit number of microorganisms
Surgical- free of ALL microorganisms
◉ What determines the use of sterilization and disinfection
methods?
Answer: Nature and number of organisms, type of equipment,
intended use, and available means for sterilization.
◉ Where is surgical asepsis used?
Answer: Operating rooms, labor and delivery areas, certain
diagnostic testing areas, and patient bedside.
ESSENTIALS ACTUAL SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What factors affect skin integrity?
Answer: Age, amount of underlying tissues, illness, nutrition,
hydration, and circulation.
◉ Is skin thinner in infants or adults
Answer: Infants
◉ How does skin change as a person ages?
Answer: The maturation of epidermal cells is prolonged, leading to
thinner, more easily damaged skin.
◉ What causes skin alterations?
Answer: Thin or obese body types, fluid loss, excessive perspiration,
jaundice, and skin diseases like eczema and psoriasis.
◉ What are the types of wounds?
Answer: Intentional or unintentional, open or closed, acute or
chronic, partial thickness, full thickness, complex.
, ◉ What is medical asepsis?
Answer: Practices intended to confine a specific microorganism to a
specific area, limiting the number, growth, and transmission of
microorganisms.
◉ What is surgical asepsis?
Answer: Practices that keep an area or object free of all
microorganisms.
◉ Main difference between medical and surgical asepsis
Answer: Medical- limit number of microorganisms
Surgical- free of ALL microorganisms
◉ What determines the use of sterilization and disinfection
methods?
Answer: Nature and number of organisms, type of equipment,
intended use, and available means for sterilization.
◉ Where is surgical asepsis used?
Answer: Operating rooms, labor and delivery areas, certain
diagnostic testing areas, and patient bedside.
