Wound Certification Exam - set
1(Answered)2024
Melanin - Answer Which structure of the skin provides the body with photoprotective
properties by absorbing harmful UV light?
Producing new epithelial cells - Answer What is a unique function of the layer of the
epidermis known as the stratum basale?
Fibroblasts - Answer Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal
building blocks) and elastin (tensile strength) critical to immune function and healing?
A head wound extending beyond the hair follicles - Answer Which patient's wound
would the wound care nurse expect to heal by scar formation?
Subcutaneous tissue - Answer Which layer of tissue if very minimal in a patient's
body places the patient at high risk for pressure injury development?
When the barrier function of the skin is compromised, transepidermal water loss
(TEWL) rises - Answer Which of the following statements accurately describes how
the skin functions as a barrier between the internal and external environment?
Decrease in collagen - Answer The nurse assessing the skin of patients in a nursing
home keeps in mind the structural changes that occur in aging skin. What is one of
these changes?
B2 - Answer The wound care nurse assesses the skin of a patient and documents,
"angular stomatitis accompanied by magenta-colored glossitis." What vitamin
deficiency would the nurse suspect?
E = evolving lesion - Answer The nurse uses the acronym ABCDE to distinguish a
melanoma from a benign nevus. Based on this acronym, what is a distinguishing
characteristic of melanoma?
Forehead - Answer On which body site would the transdermal application of a
medication obtain the greatest percutaneous absorption?
Do not use products on the skin that have known sensitizers - Answer Which
principle of skin care product use would the wound care nurse include in a teaching
plan for a patient with a leg wound?
Neutrophils and monocytes are chemoattracted to the wounded area - Answer The
incision of a post-op cardiac surgery patient is in the inflammatory phase of wound
healing. What is one mechanism of healing occurring in this phase?
21 to 30 days - Answer The WOC nurse is explaining the phases of wound healing
to a patient who has a sutured laceration. Which statement accurately describes the
typical time frame for proliferation to occur?
1(Answered)2024
Melanin - Answer Which structure of the skin provides the body with photoprotective
properties by absorbing harmful UV light?
Producing new epithelial cells - Answer What is a unique function of the layer of the
epidermis known as the stratum basale?
Fibroblasts - Answer Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal
building blocks) and elastin (tensile strength) critical to immune function and healing?
A head wound extending beyond the hair follicles - Answer Which patient's wound
would the wound care nurse expect to heal by scar formation?
Subcutaneous tissue - Answer Which layer of tissue if very minimal in a patient's
body places the patient at high risk for pressure injury development?
When the barrier function of the skin is compromised, transepidermal water loss
(TEWL) rises - Answer Which of the following statements accurately describes how
the skin functions as a barrier between the internal and external environment?
Decrease in collagen - Answer The nurse assessing the skin of patients in a nursing
home keeps in mind the structural changes that occur in aging skin. What is one of
these changes?
B2 - Answer The wound care nurse assesses the skin of a patient and documents,
"angular stomatitis accompanied by magenta-colored glossitis." What vitamin
deficiency would the nurse suspect?
E = evolving lesion - Answer The nurse uses the acronym ABCDE to distinguish a
melanoma from a benign nevus. Based on this acronym, what is a distinguishing
characteristic of melanoma?
Forehead - Answer On which body site would the transdermal application of a
medication obtain the greatest percutaneous absorption?
Do not use products on the skin that have known sensitizers - Answer Which
principle of skin care product use would the wound care nurse include in a teaching
plan for a patient with a leg wound?
Neutrophils and monocytes are chemoattracted to the wounded area - Answer The
incision of a post-op cardiac surgery patient is in the inflammatory phase of wound
healing. What is one mechanism of healing occurring in this phase?
21 to 30 days - Answer The WOC nurse is explaining the phases of wound healing
to a patient who has a sutured laceration. Which statement accurately describes the
typical time frame for proliferation to occur?
