SKIN INTEGRITY AND WOUND HEALING
ESSENTIALS CERTIFICATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED
◉ Hypoxia.
Answer: Decreased delivery of oxygen to the tissues
◉ Debridement:.
Answer: Removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue
◉ Emollient.
Answer: gents that soften skin or treat dry skin
◉ Granulation.
Answer: Connective tissue that forms on the surface of a healing
◉ Epithelium.
Answer: Tissue that lines cavities and structure surfaces throughout
the body
,◉ Turgor.
Answer: Elastic state of skin and tissue
◉ The skin has two layers.
Answer: epidermis and dermis
◉ Tissue ischemia.
Answer: a restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a
shortage of oxygen that is needed for cellular metabolism (to keep
tissue alive).
◉ Blanching.
Answer: paling or whitening of skin, and normal red tones of the
light-skinned patient are absent.
◉ Evisceration.
Answer: the protrusion of the abdominal contents as a result of
wound dehiscence.
◉ Serous.
Answer: thin, clear/off white, watery secretion.
, ◉ Purulent.
Answer: Containing pus, thick, yellow/ brown/beige, smells foul
(malodorous).
◉ Incision.
Answer: Open cut made with a knife/scalpel.
◉ Sanguineous.
Answer: Containing RBCs/bright red.
◉ Laceration.
Answer: Irregular wound tear; jagged edges.
◉ Serosanguineous.
Answer: Red watery secretion.
◉ Dehiscence.
Answer: Previously closed wound. Partial or total separation of
wound tissues, an opening of the surgical incision.
◉ Contusion.
Answer: closed wound with pain and swelling
ESSENTIALS CERTIFICATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED
◉ Hypoxia.
Answer: Decreased delivery of oxygen to the tissues
◉ Debridement:.
Answer: Removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue
◉ Emollient.
Answer: gents that soften skin or treat dry skin
◉ Granulation.
Answer: Connective tissue that forms on the surface of a healing
◉ Epithelium.
Answer: Tissue that lines cavities and structure surfaces throughout
the body
,◉ Turgor.
Answer: Elastic state of skin and tissue
◉ The skin has two layers.
Answer: epidermis and dermis
◉ Tissue ischemia.
Answer: a restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a
shortage of oxygen that is needed for cellular metabolism (to keep
tissue alive).
◉ Blanching.
Answer: paling or whitening of skin, and normal red tones of the
light-skinned patient are absent.
◉ Evisceration.
Answer: the protrusion of the abdominal contents as a result of
wound dehiscence.
◉ Serous.
Answer: thin, clear/off white, watery secretion.
, ◉ Purulent.
Answer: Containing pus, thick, yellow/ brown/beige, smells foul
(malodorous).
◉ Incision.
Answer: Open cut made with a knife/scalpel.
◉ Sanguineous.
Answer: Containing RBCs/bright red.
◉ Laceration.
Answer: Irregular wound tear; jagged edges.
◉ Serosanguineous.
Answer: Red watery secretion.
◉ Dehiscence.
Answer: Previously closed wound. Partial or total separation of
wound tissues, an opening of the surgical incision.
◉ Contusion.
Answer: closed wound with pain and swelling
