ARTHREX ONBOARDING EXAM
1. Those afflicted with wounds are often viewed:
A. Pleasant and comfortable
B. Pain-free
C. Appalling and repulsive
D. Attractive - ANSWER: C. Appalling and repulsive
2. Wound assessment is commonly lacking in the area of:
A. Size
B. Odor
C. Drainage
D. Pain - ANSWER: D. Pain
Quality of life treatment decisions should be based on the:
A. Patient's perception of well-being
B. Nurse's perception of well-being
C. Family's perception of well-being
D. Physician's perceptions of well-being - ANSWER: A. Patient's perception of well-
being
Medicare Part B is a federal program that:
A. Supports state programs to provide services and products to the poor
B. Reimburses hospitals and wound care centers
C. Reimburses for selected wound services and products in SNFs and home health
agencies
D. Doesn't require co-payment from the beneficiary - ANSWER: C. Reimburses for
selected wound services and products in SNFs and home health agencies
What is the role of keratinocytes in skin?
A. Differentiation
B. Cross-talk to fibroblasts
C. Participating in BMZ
D. Maintenance and repair of the barrier - ANSWER: D. Maintenance and repair of
the barrier
Which of the following patients is most at risk for skin tear injury?
A 22 year-old male following surgery for an inguinal hernia repair
A 37 year-old male with a fractured humerus
A 64 year-old female 3 days post cataract extraction
A 72 year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis on steroid therapy - ANSWER: C.
Reimburses for selected wound services and products in SNFs and home health
agencies
7. Immediately following tissue injury, the priority is to:
, a. Modify the immature scar tissue
b. Achieve rapid hemostasis
c. Rapidly fill the wounded are with granulation tissue
d. Destroy bacteria - ANSWER: b. Achieve rapid hemostasis
8. The main mechanism by which chronic wounds fail to heal is believed to be:
a. Too rapid progress from hemostasis to maturation
b. A failure of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts to facilitate wound contraction
c. A dysfunction of collagen remodeling
d. A prolonged inflammatory phase - ANSWER: d. A prolonged inflammatory phase
9. A wound that has tissue damage through the epidermis and partially into the
dermis would be classified as:
a. Superficial
b. Partial-thickness
c. Full-thickness
d. Subdermal - ANSWER: b. Partial-thickness
10. In assessing a wound, you find an area of tissue destruction under the edge of
the patient's wound. This is best described as:
a. A sinus tract
b. Maceration
c. Fistula
d. Undermining - ANSWER: d. Undermining
11. Which of the following distinguishes a wound colonized with bacteria from one
that's infected?
a. An infected wound will have purulent exudate; a colonized wound won't
b. An infected wound will have organisms present in viable tissue; a colonized wound
won't
c. An infected wound will always have necrotic tissue; a colonized wound won't
d. An infected wound will have a positive swab culture; a colonized wound won't -
ANSWER: b. An infected wound will have organisms present in viable tissue; a
colonized wound won't
12. Topical antibiotics for treatment of chronic wounds should be:
a. Used routinely to reduce high bacterial levels
b. Used routinely to prevent infection
c. Avoided unless necrotic tissue is present
d. Avoided in absence of signs of infection - ANSWER: d. Avoided in absence of signs
of infection
13. Which statement about the purpose of debridement is correct? Debridement:
a. Is not essential for wound healing
b. Removes debris so cell movement is enhanced
c. Removes necrotic tissue in order to enhance the wound's biologic burden
1. Those afflicted with wounds are often viewed:
A. Pleasant and comfortable
B. Pain-free
C. Appalling and repulsive
D. Attractive - ANSWER: C. Appalling and repulsive
2. Wound assessment is commonly lacking in the area of:
A. Size
B. Odor
C. Drainage
D. Pain - ANSWER: D. Pain
Quality of life treatment decisions should be based on the:
A. Patient's perception of well-being
B. Nurse's perception of well-being
C. Family's perception of well-being
D. Physician's perceptions of well-being - ANSWER: A. Patient's perception of well-
being
Medicare Part B is a federal program that:
A. Supports state programs to provide services and products to the poor
B. Reimburses hospitals and wound care centers
C. Reimburses for selected wound services and products in SNFs and home health
agencies
D. Doesn't require co-payment from the beneficiary - ANSWER: C. Reimburses for
selected wound services and products in SNFs and home health agencies
What is the role of keratinocytes in skin?
A. Differentiation
B. Cross-talk to fibroblasts
C. Participating in BMZ
D. Maintenance and repair of the barrier - ANSWER: D. Maintenance and repair of
the barrier
Which of the following patients is most at risk for skin tear injury?
A 22 year-old male following surgery for an inguinal hernia repair
A 37 year-old male with a fractured humerus
A 64 year-old female 3 days post cataract extraction
A 72 year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis on steroid therapy - ANSWER: C.
Reimburses for selected wound services and products in SNFs and home health
agencies
7. Immediately following tissue injury, the priority is to:
, a. Modify the immature scar tissue
b. Achieve rapid hemostasis
c. Rapidly fill the wounded are with granulation tissue
d. Destroy bacteria - ANSWER: b. Achieve rapid hemostasis
8. The main mechanism by which chronic wounds fail to heal is believed to be:
a. Too rapid progress from hemostasis to maturation
b. A failure of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts to facilitate wound contraction
c. A dysfunction of collagen remodeling
d. A prolonged inflammatory phase - ANSWER: d. A prolonged inflammatory phase
9. A wound that has tissue damage through the epidermis and partially into the
dermis would be classified as:
a. Superficial
b. Partial-thickness
c. Full-thickness
d. Subdermal - ANSWER: b. Partial-thickness
10. In assessing a wound, you find an area of tissue destruction under the edge of
the patient's wound. This is best described as:
a. A sinus tract
b. Maceration
c. Fistula
d. Undermining - ANSWER: d. Undermining
11. Which of the following distinguishes a wound colonized with bacteria from one
that's infected?
a. An infected wound will have purulent exudate; a colonized wound won't
b. An infected wound will have organisms present in viable tissue; a colonized wound
won't
c. An infected wound will always have necrotic tissue; a colonized wound won't
d. An infected wound will have a positive swab culture; a colonized wound won't -
ANSWER: b. An infected wound will have organisms present in viable tissue; a
colonized wound won't
12. Topical antibiotics for treatment of chronic wounds should be:
a. Used routinely to reduce high bacterial levels
b. Used routinely to prevent infection
c. Avoided unless necrotic tissue is present
d. Avoided in absence of signs of infection - ANSWER: d. Avoided in absence of signs
of infection
13. Which statement about the purpose of debridement is correct? Debridement:
a. Is not essential for wound healing
b. Removes debris so cell movement is enhanced
c. Removes necrotic tissue in order to enhance the wound's biologic burden
