WEB WOC SEM580 FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE WOC
NURSING REVIEW PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWER KEY
What products and services does the Wound Care Nurse Specialist provide?
a. Wound assessment, topical management, and surgical sharp
debridement.
b. Risk management activities that document admission skin issues, early
prevention, and reduced recidivism (reoffending) approaches.
c. Patient assessment, referral to other health care professionals and
ordering diagnostic tests.
d. Evidence-based care, individualized care that may not always be
evidence-based, following traditions in wound care as a primary approach. -
CORRECT ANSWER-b. Risk management activities that document
admission skin issues, early prevention, and reduced recidivism
(reoffending) approaches.
Which of the following statements is accurate and characteristic of an
outcome?
a. Outcomes are nurse focused.
b. Monitoring the number of patients seen and the length of each visit is
one type of outcome measure.
c. Outcomes reflect the end result of a process, treatment or an intervention
,d. The best way to measure an outcome is to collect the data retrospectively
through a chart audit. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Outcomes reflect the end
result of a process, treatment or an intervention
A benefit of your role is improved quality of patient care. Which of the
following pieces of data will provide evidence to support that benefit?
a. A survey summarizing staff satisfaction with WOC nursing services.
b. Increase length of hospital stay for the patient with ostomy, wound, or
incontinence care problem.
c. Decreased utilization of specialty support surfaces.
d. Reduced incidence of catheter associated urinary tract infections after
implementing bladder health program - CORRECT ANSWER-d.
Reduced incidence of catheter associated urinary tract infections after
implementing bladder health program
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:
a. Stage 2 pressure injury
b. Skin tear, Type 1
c. Skin tear, Type 2
d. Skin tear, Type 3 - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Skin tear, Type 1
Which of the following treatments would be most appropriate for the
management of a partial thickness wound with a fully approximated
epidermal flap?
,a. Re-approximate edges and apply a non-adherent dressing
b. Apply transparent film dressing
c. Apply hydrocolloid dressing
d. Utilize antibiotic ointment with gauze and Kerlix (gauze bandage wrap)
roll - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Re-approximate edges and apply a non-
adherent dressing
A 98-year-old has a pressure injury that is not healing. She has a low zinc
level. How does the low zinc level affect her wound healing?
a. Collagen synthesis will be delayed
b. MMP levels will be low
c. Increased oxygen transport
d. Pre-albumin visceral stores will be depleted - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
Collagen synthesis will be delayed
You are called to the neonatal intensive care unit regarding appropriate
products to use on the skin of neonates. Which of the following products
would be considered safe to use on the neonate's skin?
a. Triple antibiotic ointment
b. Silicone
c. Adhesive removers
d. Balsam of Peru - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Silicone
Which of the following indicates the patient with a wound needs further
nutritional assessment? An unintended weight loss of:
, a. 5 lbs. in 30 days
b. 5% in 60 days
c. 10% in 6 months
d. 10 lbs. in 6 months - CORRECT ANSWER-c. 10% in 6 months
Which of the following foods tend to help thicken loose stool?
a. Rice, toast, bananas, applesauce
b. Pasta, apple with skins, grapes
c. Peanut butter, broccoli, beans
d. Mashed potatoes, Chinese vegetables, oranges - CORRECT ANSWER-
a. Rice, toast, bananas, applesauce
Which of the following food causes odorous urine?
a. Fish, brussels sprouts, garlic
b. Apples, prunes, dairy products
c. Steak, celery, mushrooms
d. Pork, nuts, and coffee - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Fish, brussels sprouts,
garlic
Which of the following foods contain the highest levels of fiber?
a. Canned vegetables, yogurt, cheese
b. Fruit juice, fish, eggs
GUIDE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE WOC
NURSING REVIEW PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWER KEY
What products and services does the Wound Care Nurse Specialist provide?
a. Wound assessment, topical management, and surgical sharp
debridement.
b. Risk management activities that document admission skin issues, early
prevention, and reduced recidivism (reoffending) approaches.
c. Patient assessment, referral to other health care professionals and
ordering diagnostic tests.
d. Evidence-based care, individualized care that may not always be
evidence-based, following traditions in wound care as a primary approach. -
CORRECT ANSWER-b. Risk management activities that document
admission skin issues, early prevention, and reduced recidivism
(reoffending) approaches.
Which of the following statements is accurate and characteristic of an
outcome?
a. Outcomes are nurse focused.
b. Monitoring the number of patients seen and the length of each visit is
one type of outcome measure.
c. Outcomes reflect the end result of a process, treatment or an intervention
,d. The best way to measure an outcome is to collect the data retrospectively
through a chart audit. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Outcomes reflect the end
result of a process, treatment or an intervention
A benefit of your role is improved quality of patient care. Which of the
following pieces of data will provide evidence to support that benefit?
a. A survey summarizing staff satisfaction with WOC nursing services.
b. Increase length of hospital stay for the patient with ostomy, wound, or
incontinence care problem.
c. Decreased utilization of specialty support surfaces.
d. Reduced incidence of catheter associated urinary tract infections after
implementing bladder health program - CORRECT ANSWER-d.
Reduced incidence of catheter associated urinary tract infections after
implementing bladder health program
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:
a. Stage 2 pressure injury
b. Skin tear, Type 1
c. Skin tear, Type 2
d. Skin tear, Type 3 - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Skin tear, Type 1
Which of the following treatments would be most appropriate for the
management of a partial thickness wound with a fully approximated
epidermal flap?
,a. Re-approximate edges and apply a non-adherent dressing
b. Apply transparent film dressing
c. Apply hydrocolloid dressing
d. Utilize antibiotic ointment with gauze and Kerlix (gauze bandage wrap)
roll - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Re-approximate edges and apply a non-
adherent dressing
A 98-year-old has a pressure injury that is not healing. She has a low zinc
level. How does the low zinc level affect her wound healing?
a. Collagen synthesis will be delayed
b. MMP levels will be low
c. Increased oxygen transport
d. Pre-albumin visceral stores will be depleted - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
Collagen synthesis will be delayed
You are called to the neonatal intensive care unit regarding appropriate
products to use on the skin of neonates. Which of the following products
would be considered safe to use on the neonate's skin?
a. Triple antibiotic ointment
b. Silicone
c. Adhesive removers
d. Balsam of Peru - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Silicone
Which of the following indicates the patient with a wound needs further
nutritional assessment? An unintended weight loss of:
, a. 5 lbs. in 30 days
b. 5% in 60 days
c. 10% in 6 months
d. 10 lbs. in 6 months - CORRECT ANSWER-c. 10% in 6 months
Which of the following foods tend to help thicken loose stool?
a. Rice, toast, bananas, applesauce
b. Pasta, apple with skins, grapes
c. Peanut butter, broccoli, beans
d. Mashed potatoes, Chinese vegetables, oranges - CORRECT ANSWER-
a. Rice, toast, bananas, applesauce
Which of the following food causes odorous urine?
a. Fish, brussels sprouts, garlic
b. Apples, prunes, dairy products
c. Steak, celery, mushrooms
d. Pork, nuts, and coffee - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Fish, brussels sprouts,
garlic
Which of the following foods contain the highest levels of fiber?
a. Canned vegetables, yogurt, cheese
b. Fruit juice, fish, eggs
