WND 580 quiz 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed
Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building blocks) and elastin (tensile strength)
- Answers Fibroblasts
A patient has an acute full-thickness wound due to trauma. What order of healing would occur with this
wound? - Answers Hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and maturation.
Which statement accurately describes the characteristic and implication of necrotic tissue in a wound
bed? - Answers Eschar usually is black, brown, or gray and associated with deeper tissue damage. It is
usually firmly attached to the wound base.
What is the primary reason for taking the time to perform a comprehensive assessment to identify
protein energy malnutrition as opposed to ordering a simple blood draw to formulate a diagnosis? -
Answers Blood tests do not provide a stand-alone assessment.
Which of the following wounds will heal with scar formation? - Answers Full thickness wound.
When the skin around a wound develops a whitish appearance, it can be described as - Answers
Macerated.
As you setup a skin care program, you identify the elderly to be at risk for skin tears due to the effects of
aging on... - Answers Rete ridges.
As wound healing progresses, collagen deposition and remodeling occur and has which of the following
effects? - Answers Increased tensile strength.
You are aware that age itself is NOT a risk factor for failure to heal wounds. Problems in wound healing
for the elderly are most likely associated with: - Answers Multiple co-morbidities
Arterial disease, hypotension, vasopressors and severe anemia can be deleterious to wound healing
because they decrease the amount of: - Answers Oxygen in the tissue
Which of the following cells plays a central role in initiating the wound repair process. - Answers
Platelets
90-year old female in a nursing home has a partial thickness wound with a fully approximated epidermal
flap on her left forearm. Identify the type of skin damage present. - Answers Skin tear, type 1.
Which of the following treatment wound be most appropriate for the management of a partial thickness
wound with a fully approximated epidermal flap? - Answers Re-approximate edges and apply a non-
adherent dressing.
When changing a wound dressing over a full thickness wound, you notice the wound bed is shiny, moist,
red and has a cobblestone appearance. What terminology would you use to document this observation?
- Answers Granulation is present.
Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building blocks) and elastin (tensile strength)
- Answers Fibroblasts
A patient has an acute full-thickness wound due to trauma. What order of healing would occur with this
wound? - Answers Hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and maturation.
Which statement accurately describes the characteristic and implication of necrotic tissue in a wound
bed? - Answers Eschar usually is black, brown, or gray and associated with deeper tissue damage. It is
usually firmly attached to the wound base.
What is the primary reason for taking the time to perform a comprehensive assessment to identify
protein energy malnutrition as opposed to ordering a simple blood draw to formulate a diagnosis? -
Answers Blood tests do not provide a stand-alone assessment.
Which of the following wounds will heal with scar formation? - Answers Full thickness wound.
When the skin around a wound develops a whitish appearance, it can be described as - Answers
Macerated.
As you setup a skin care program, you identify the elderly to be at risk for skin tears due to the effects of
aging on... - Answers Rete ridges.
As wound healing progresses, collagen deposition and remodeling occur and has which of the following
effects? - Answers Increased tensile strength.
You are aware that age itself is NOT a risk factor for failure to heal wounds. Problems in wound healing
for the elderly are most likely associated with: - Answers Multiple co-morbidities
Arterial disease, hypotension, vasopressors and severe anemia can be deleterious to wound healing
because they decrease the amount of: - Answers Oxygen in the tissue
Which of the following cells plays a central role in initiating the wound repair process. - Answers
Platelets
90-year old female in a nursing home has a partial thickness wound with a fully approximated epidermal
flap on her left forearm. Identify the type of skin damage present. - Answers Skin tear, type 1.
Which of the following treatment wound be most appropriate for the management of a partial thickness
wound with a fully approximated epidermal flap? - Answers Re-approximate edges and apply a non-
adherent dressing.
When changing a wound dressing over a full thickness wound, you notice the wound bed is shiny, moist,
red and has a cobblestone appearance. What terminology would you use to document this observation?
- Answers Granulation is present.
