Web Woc Wound Care: Quiz Questions And Answers

WEB WOC WOUND CARE: QUIZ
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building blocks) and elastin (tensi
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le strength)?
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a. Leukotrienes.
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b. Mast cells.
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c. Macrophages.
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d. Fibroblasts - ans-d. Fibroblasts
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A patient has an acute full-
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thickness wound due to trauma. What order of healing would occur with this wound?
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a. Inflammatory, hemostasis, granulation tissue formation, re-epithelialization.
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b. Re-epithelialization, granulation tissue formation, hemostasis, remodeling.
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c. Hemostasis, resurfacing, scar formation, remodeling.
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d. Hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and maturation - ans-
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d. Hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and maturation
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Which statement accurately describes the characteristic and implication of necrotic tissue in
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a wound bed?
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a. Necrosis of muscle tissue typically results in the formation of stringy, yellow slough.
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b. Consistency refers to the cohesiveness of the debris; typically more advanced necrosis is t
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hin and wet.
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c. Eschar usually is black, brown or gray and associated with deeper tissue damage. It is usu
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ally firmly attached to the wound base.
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d. A soft mushy leather eschar is not attached to the base and edges of wound and is someti
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mes mistaken as a scab. - ans-
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c. Eschar usually is black, brown or gray and associated with deeper tissue damage. It is usu
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ally firmly attached to the wound base.
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What is the primary reason for taking the time to perform a comprehensive assessment to ide
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ntify protein energy malnutrition as opposed to ordering a simple blood draw to formulate a di
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agnosis?

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a. Blood tests do not provide a 'stand-alone' assessment.
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b. None, blood test for malnutrition are completely reliable.
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c. There are no blood tests available.
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d. There is a high incidence of false-positive results with blood tests. - ans-
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a. Blood tests do not provide a 'stand-alone' assessment.
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Which of the following wounds will heal with scar formation?
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a. Full thickness wound.
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b. Partial thickness wound.
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c. Type 2 skin tear.
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d. MARSI (Medical adhesive skin injury). - ans-a. Full thickness wound.
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When the skin around a wound develops a whitish appearance, it can be described as:
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a. Desiccated.
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b. Excoriated.
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c. Indurated.
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d. Macerated. - ans-d. Macerated.
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As you setup a skin care program, you identify the elderly to be at risk for skin tears due to the
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effects of aging on:
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a. Tissue oxygenation.
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b. Rete ridges.
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c. Nutritional status.
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d. Immune system. - ans-b. Rete ridges.
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As wound healing progresses, collagen deposition and remodeling occur and has which of th
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e following effects?
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a. Reduced cytokine production.
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b. Increased tensile strength.
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c. Restored innervation.
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d. Increased monocyte activity. - ans-b. Increased tensile strength.
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You are aware that age itself is NOT a risk factor for failure to heal wounds. Problems in woun
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d healing for the elderly are most likely associated with:
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a. Diet and hydration habits.
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b. Lifestyle - such as lack of exercise to stimulate cellular processes.
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c. Multiple co-morbidities.
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d. Memory loss. - ans-c. Multiple co-morbidities.
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Arterial disease, hypotension, vasopressors and severe anemia can be deleterious to wound
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healing because they decrease the amount of:
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a. Fibroblasts in the wound extracellular matrix.
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b. Time required to clot the wounds.
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c. Oxygen in the tissue.
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d. Moisture that accumulates in the wound tissues. - ans-c. Oxygen in the tissue.
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Which of the following cells plays a central role in initiating the wound repair process?
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, a. Endothelial cells.
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b. Fibroblasts.
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c. Platelets.
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d. Langerhan's cells. - ans-c. Platelets.
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90-year-
old female in a nursing home has a partial thickness wound with a fully approximated epiderm
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al flap on her left forearm. Identify the type of skin damage present:
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a.Stage 2 pressure injury. km km km




b.Skin tear, Type 1. km km km




c.Skin tear, Type 2. km km km




d.Skin tear, Type 3. - ans-b. Skin tear, Type 1.
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Which of the following treatment would be most appropriate for the management of a partial t
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hickness wound with a fully approximated epidermal flap?
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a. Re-approximate edges and apply a non-adherent dressing.
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b. Apply transparent film dressing.
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c. Apply hydrocolloid dressing.
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d. Utilize antibiotic ointment with gauze and Kerlix (gauze bandage wrap) roll. - ans-a. Re-
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approximate edges and apply a non-adherent dressing. km km km km km km




When changing a wound dressing over a full thickness wound, you notice the wound bed is s
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hiny, moist, red and has a cobblestone appearance. What terminology would you use to docu
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ment this observation?
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a. Granulation is present.
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b. Epithelialization is progressing from the wound edges.
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c. Hyperplasia is developing.
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d. A film of denatured protein covers the wound bed. - ans-a. Granulation is present.
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The 3 principles of Wound Care provide a useful format for prioritizing approaches in wound c
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are. They are: km km




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a. Identify the goal for a wound, supporting the host and protect the wound.
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b. Reduce/
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eliminate the cause of the wound, support the host and maintain a physiologic environment.
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c. Remove necrotic tissue, establish a moist wound environment and provide staff teaching.
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d. Identify the etiology of the wound, treat the etiology and establish a physiologic wound envi
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ronment. - ans- km km




b. Reduce/eliminate the cause of the wound, support the host and maintain a physiologic envi
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ronment.

As the Wound Care Nurse Specialist, you are teaching your Skin Care Team about the import
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ance of maintaining a physiologic wound environment. One of your nurses asks the question,
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m"what is a physiologic environment for a wound?" Your best response would be conditions es
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tablished in the wound that: km km km km




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