WEB WOC Seminars Complete Exam
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1. Which of the following statements accurately reflects the history of the
WOC Nursing Specialty?
a. The origin of the specialty began with a nurse who recognized the
unmet needs of patients with ostomies.
b. The first education programs were 8 weeks long and required the
learner be in residence during that period.
c. Patient consumers began the specialty.
d. The first education programs had no precepted clinical practicum. -
ANSWER c. Patient consumers began the specialty.
2. Which of the following statements about Clinical Practice Guidelines is
TRUE?
a. These are basically recommendations for care of a specific condition
based on expert opinion.
b. The literature from which the Clinical guidelines are derived should
be reviewed prior to incorporating the guidelines into patient care.
c. To avoid the appearance of self-interest, the national government
authors all clinical practice guidelines.
d. Clinical guidelines are derived from the current literature and
summarize state of the art care for specific healthcare issues. -
ANSWER d. Clinical guidelines are derived from the current
literature and summarize state of the art care for specific healthcare
issues.
,3. What are the major layers of the skin?
a. Hypodermis & muscle
b. Epidermis & dermis
c. Keratinocytes & fibroblasts
d. Macrophages & platelets - ANSWER b. Epidermis & dermis
4. What is the primary function of intact skin?
a. Protective barrier
b. Enhance body image
c. Communication
d. Vitamin D synthesis - ANSWER a. Protective barrier
5. What is the benefit in the skin maintaining an acid mantle (pH 4.5-6.5)?
a. Promotes skin hydration
b. Increases TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss)
c. Retards growth of skin pathogens
d. Promotes skin elasticity - ANSWER c. Retards growth of skin
pathogens
6. How does age alter the skin's epidermal turnover or process of
differentiation?
a. Prolongs the rate of cell turnover (>28 days)
b. Reduces the rate of cell turnover (<28 days)
c. Doesn't affect the rate of cell turnover
d. Accelerates turnover to 5 days or less - ANSWER a. Prolongs the rate
of cell turnover (>28 days)
,7. An ESSENTIAL component of a WOC Nursing Practice is:
a. Establishing an outcomes program to measure results of care.
b. Implements, coordinates, and evaluates specialty care.
c. Establishing a clinic for outpatient follow-up.
d. Billing for services provided. - ANSWER b. Implements,
coordinates, and evaluates specialty care.
8. A certificate of completion is issued upon successful completion of a
Program. Certification in WOC Nursing is accomplished once the learner
has passed exams given by the:
a. NAWCO® (National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy)
b. WOCN® (Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society)
c. ANA® (American Nurses Association)
d. WOCNCB® (Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification
Board) - ANSWER d. WOCNCB® (Wound Ostomy Continence
Nursing Certification Board)
9. When a learner graduates from a WOCN® accredited nursing education
program (i.e. WEB WOC), and successfully passes all scopes of practice
certification exams from the WOCNCB, the correct abbreviation for the
specialist is?
a. WOCN
b. CWOCN
c. WOC nurse
d. SWA - ANSWER b. CWOCN
10.Trends in WOC Nursing Care include which of the following:
, a. Developing additional systems for billing services and generating
revenue
b. Identifying cost savings in products and equipment use
c. Recognizing market opportunities and promoting those services
d. Safety in patient care, access, and outcomes research - ANSWER a.
Developing additional systems for billing services and generating
revenue
11.The highest level of evidence comes from which of the following sources?
a. Expert opinion.
b. Case studies.
c. Prospective studies.
d. Randomized clinical trials. - ANSWER d. Randomized clinical trials.
12.Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building blocks)
and elastin (tensile strength)?
a. Leukotrienes
b. Mast cells
c. Macrophages
d. Fibroblasts - ANSWER d. Fibroblasts
13.Structures of the dermis include:
a. Collagen, melanocytes, keratinocytes, & sweat (sebaceous) glands
b. Fat, vasculature, hair follicles, & melanocytes
c. Connective tissue, fat, keratinocytes, & elastin proteins
Study Questions with 100% Correct
Answers Already Graded A+
1. Which of the following statements accurately reflects the history of the
WOC Nursing Specialty?
a. The origin of the specialty began with a nurse who recognized the
unmet needs of patients with ostomies.
b. The first education programs were 8 weeks long and required the
learner be in residence during that period.
c. Patient consumers began the specialty.
d. The first education programs had no precepted clinical practicum. -
ANSWER c. Patient consumers began the specialty.
2. Which of the following statements about Clinical Practice Guidelines is
TRUE?
a. These are basically recommendations for care of a specific condition
based on expert opinion.
b. The literature from which the Clinical guidelines are derived should
be reviewed prior to incorporating the guidelines into patient care.
c. To avoid the appearance of self-interest, the national government
authors all clinical practice guidelines.
d. Clinical guidelines are derived from the current literature and
summarize state of the art care for specific healthcare issues. -
ANSWER d. Clinical guidelines are derived from the current
literature and summarize state of the art care for specific healthcare
issues.
,3. What are the major layers of the skin?
a. Hypodermis & muscle
b. Epidermis & dermis
c. Keratinocytes & fibroblasts
d. Macrophages & platelets - ANSWER b. Epidermis & dermis
4. What is the primary function of intact skin?
a. Protective barrier
b. Enhance body image
c. Communication
d. Vitamin D synthesis - ANSWER a. Protective barrier
5. What is the benefit in the skin maintaining an acid mantle (pH 4.5-6.5)?
a. Promotes skin hydration
b. Increases TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss)
c. Retards growth of skin pathogens
d. Promotes skin elasticity - ANSWER c. Retards growth of skin
pathogens
6. How does age alter the skin's epidermal turnover or process of
differentiation?
a. Prolongs the rate of cell turnover (>28 days)
b. Reduces the rate of cell turnover (<28 days)
c. Doesn't affect the rate of cell turnover
d. Accelerates turnover to 5 days or less - ANSWER a. Prolongs the rate
of cell turnover (>28 days)
,7. An ESSENTIAL component of a WOC Nursing Practice is:
a. Establishing an outcomes program to measure results of care.
b. Implements, coordinates, and evaluates specialty care.
c. Establishing a clinic for outpatient follow-up.
d. Billing for services provided. - ANSWER b. Implements,
coordinates, and evaluates specialty care.
8. A certificate of completion is issued upon successful completion of a
Program. Certification in WOC Nursing is accomplished once the learner
has passed exams given by the:
a. NAWCO® (National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy)
b. WOCN® (Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society)
c. ANA® (American Nurses Association)
d. WOCNCB® (Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification
Board) - ANSWER d. WOCNCB® (Wound Ostomy Continence
Nursing Certification Board)
9. When a learner graduates from a WOCN® accredited nursing education
program (i.e. WEB WOC), and successfully passes all scopes of practice
certification exams from the WOCNCB, the correct abbreviation for the
specialist is?
a. WOCN
b. CWOCN
c. WOC nurse
d. SWA - ANSWER b. CWOCN
10.Trends in WOC Nursing Care include which of the following:
, a. Developing additional systems for billing services and generating
revenue
b. Identifying cost savings in products and equipment use
c. Recognizing market opportunities and promoting those services
d. Safety in patient care, access, and outcomes research - ANSWER a.
Developing additional systems for billing services and generating
revenue
11.The highest level of evidence comes from which of the following sources?
a. Expert opinion.
b. Case studies.
c. Prospective studies.
d. Randomized clinical trials. - ANSWER d. Randomized clinical trials.
12.Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building blocks)
and elastin (tensile strength)?
a. Leukotrienes
b. Mast cells
c. Macrophages
d. Fibroblasts - ANSWER d. Fibroblasts
13.Structures of the dermis include:
a. Collagen, melanocytes, keratinocytes, & sweat (sebaceous) glands
b. Fat, vasculature, hair follicles, & melanocytes
c. Connective tissue, fat, keratinocytes, & elastin proteins
