CWCA NEWEST 2026/2027 EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ AND 100% GUARANTEE PASS
A solid skin barrier wafer with a pouch is applied to a copiously draining wound, but the skin beneath
the wafer has become denuded. The BEST initial solution is to: - ANSWER Apply a skin barrier powder
to the denuded skin under the wafer
During the phases of healing, which cell is responsible for beginning angiogenesis? - ANSWER
Fibroblasts
A patient has a wound on the right hip with tunneling and fistulae. Which of the following is MOST
indicative of an abscess formation? - ANSWER Erythematous, painful swollen area 3cm from wound
perimeter
Which of the following laboratory tests is the most effective to monitor acute changes in nutritional
status? - ANSWER Prealbumin
The best canidate for hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a patient with: - ANSWER chronic diabetic ulcers
(Wagner 3 Classification), refractory to standard treatment
On the eighth day of wound care, granulation tissue is evident about the wound perimeter, and the
wound is beginning to contract. The wound is in which phase? - ANSWER Proliferation
When calculating the ABI, if the ankle systolic prressure is 90 and the brachial systolic pressure is 120,
what is the ABI? - ANSWER .75
Which of the following wound irrigation devices will provide approximately 8 PSI in irrigant pressure
to the wound surface? - ANSWER 35mL syringe with 19 gauge angiocath
According to the Modified Wagner Foot Ulcer Classification system, a full thickness ulcer that extends
to the tendon or joint, but without abscess or osteomyelitis is classified as: - ANSWER Grade 2
The sutures of a scalp wound are usually removed after about: - ANSWER 10 days
When doing the nylon monofilament test, how many test sites should be used? - ANSWER 10
, A chronic ulcer resulting from peripheral vascular insufficiency may remain in which stage of healing
for prolonged periods? - ANSWER Inflammation
A patient has second and third degree burns on 30% of the body and is in severe pain. Which
method of debridement is most indicated. - ANSWER Surgical debredement
Which method of mechanical debridement may cause damage to granulation tissue and is generally
contraindicated? - ANSWER Wet to dry dressings
Which of the following is contraindication to negative pressure wound therapy? - ANSWER Wound
Malignancy
Becaplermin (Regranex) gel, a growth factor, is indicated for which type of wound? - ANSWER
Diabetic ulcer
Which of the following types of dressing is indicated for treatment of a full thickness infected wound
with large amounts of exudate? - ANSWER alginate
Which NPIAP stage is a pressure ulcer characterized by deep full thickness ulceration that exposes
subcutaneous tissue with possible presence of slough, tunneling, and undermining without visibility
of underlying muscle, tendon, or bone? - ANSWER Stage 3
When assessing for capillary refill time, arterial occlusion is indicated with refill time of: - ANSWER
>2-3 seconds
Burns to the hands that extend through the dermis with sloughing of outer layers of skin and
extensive blistering are classified as: - ANSWER Second Degree
Which of the following nutritional assessments tools is most appropriate to evaluate the nutritional
status of a 45 year old diabetic patient? - ANSWER Subjective global assessment
Which layer of the epidermis provides a waterproof barrier against microorganisms and injury? -
ANSWER Stratum corneum
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ AND 100% GUARANTEE PASS
A solid skin barrier wafer with a pouch is applied to a copiously draining wound, but the skin beneath
the wafer has become denuded. The BEST initial solution is to: - ANSWER Apply a skin barrier powder
to the denuded skin under the wafer
During the phases of healing, which cell is responsible for beginning angiogenesis? - ANSWER
Fibroblasts
A patient has a wound on the right hip with tunneling and fistulae. Which of the following is MOST
indicative of an abscess formation? - ANSWER Erythematous, painful swollen area 3cm from wound
perimeter
Which of the following laboratory tests is the most effective to monitor acute changes in nutritional
status? - ANSWER Prealbumin
The best canidate for hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a patient with: - ANSWER chronic diabetic ulcers
(Wagner 3 Classification), refractory to standard treatment
On the eighth day of wound care, granulation tissue is evident about the wound perimeter, and the
wound is beginning to contract. The wound is in which phase? - ANSWER Proliferation
When calculating the ABI, if the ankle systolic prressure is 90 and the brachial systolic pressure is 120,
what is the ABI? - ANSWER .75
Which of the following wound irrigation devices will provide approximately 8 PSI in irrigant pressure
to the wound surface? - ANSWER 35mL syringe with 19 gauge angiocath
According to the Modified Wagner Foot Ulcer Classification system, a full thickness ulcer that extends
to the tendon or joint, but without abscess or osteomyelitis is classified as: - ANSWER Grade 2
The sutures of a scalp wound are usually removed after about: - ANSWER 10 days
When doing the nylon monofilament test, how many test sites should be used? - ANSWER 10
, A chronic ulcer resulting from peripheral vascular insufficiency may remain in which stage of healing
for prolonged periods? - ANSWER Inflammation
A patient has second and third degree burns on 30% of the body and is in severe pain. Which
method of debridement is most indicated. - ANSWER Surgical debredement
Which method of mechanical debridement may cause damage to granulation tissue and is generally
contraindicated? - ANSWER Wet to dry dressings
Which of the following is contraindication to negative pressure wound therapy? - ANSWER Wound
Malignancy
Becaplermin (Regranex) gel, a growth factor, is indicated for which type of wound? - ANSWER
Diabetic ulcer
Which of the following types of dressing is indicated for treatment of a full thickness infected wound
with large amounts of exudate? - ANSWER alginate
Which NPIAP stage is a pressure ulcer characterized by deep full thickness ulceration that exposes
subcutaneous tissue with possible presence of slough, tunneling, and undermining without visibility
of underlying muscle, tendon, or bone? - ANSWER Stage 3
When assessing for capillary refill time, arterial occlusion is indicated with refill time of: - ANSWER
>2-3 seconds
Burns to the hands that extend through the dermis with sloughing of outer layers of skin and
extensive blistering are classified as: - ANSWER Second Degree
Which of the following nutritional assessments tools is most appropriate to evaluate the nutritional
status of a 45 year old diabetic patient? - ANSWER Subjective global assessment
Which layer of the epidermis provides a waterproof barrier against microorganisms and injury? -
ANSWER Stratum corneum
