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WOCN Wound Care RN Exam Prep Questions
And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
Steps to heal by Secondary Intention - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Formation of granulation tissue, contraction of
the wound bed edges, and epithelialization
Partial thickness repair - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Inflammatory response, epithelial proliferation and
migration, epidermal reestablishment and differentiation
What characterizes a chronic wound healing
environment - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Low levels of
growth factors and receptor sites. They are needed to
move cells out of the inflammatory phase and into the
proliferative/Rebuilding Phase
What Vitamin assists in collagen/fibroplasia formation?
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Vitamin C
Normal protein intake - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ .8
g/kg/24
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Protein intake for injury - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
increased 1.25 - 1.5 /kg/24 hours
BMI >25 increases - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ dehiscence,
infection, delayed wound healing, adipose tissue poorly
perfused and heals at a slower rate
Keloid Scars are formed how? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Overgrowth of collagen within scar tissue, seen with
pigmented skin. Trauma. May ulcerate. Genetic.
Hypertrophic Scar are formed how? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ scar with thickened epidermal layer contained
within the original incision area. Formed from prolonged
inflammatory phase.
Fast/rapid weight loss produces what type of
malnutrition? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Protein & mixed
protein malnutrition: marasmus-kwashiorkor
Marjoin ulcer - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ chronic wounds in
malignant wound
WOCN Wound Care RN Exam Prep Questions
And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
Steps to heal by Secondary Intention - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Formation of granulation tissue, contraction of
the wound bed edges, and epithelialization
Partial thickness repair - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Inflammatory response, epithelial proliferation and
migration, epidermal reestablishment and differentiation
What characterizes a chronic wound healing
environment - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Low levels of
growth factors and receptor sites. They are needed to
move cells out of the inflammatory phase and into the
proliferative/Rebuilding Phase
What Vitamin assists in collagen/fibroplasia formation?
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Vitamin C
Normal protein intake - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ .8
g/kg/24
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Protein intake for injury - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
increased 1.25 - 1.5 /kg/24 hours
BMI >25 increases - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ dehiscence,
infection, delayed wound healing, adipose tissue poorly
perfused and heals at a slower rate
Keloid Scars are formed how? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Overgrowth of collagen within scar tissue, seen with
pigmented skin. Trauma. May ulcerate. Genetic.
Hypertrophic Scar are formed how? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ scar with thickened epidermal layer contained
within the original incision area. Formed from prolonged
inflammatory phase.
Fast/rapid weight loss produces what type of
malnutrition? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Protein & mixed
protein malnutrition: marasmus-kwashiorkor
Marjoin ulcer - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ chronic wounds in
malignant wound
