WOUND CARE EXAM FULLY SOLVED & UPDATED (LATEST VERSION VERIFIED FOR ACCURACY) (QUESTIONS + ANSWERS) SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!

WOUND CARE EXAM FULLY SOLVED &
UPDATED 2026-2027 (LATEST VERSION
VERIFIED FOR ACCURACY)
(QUESTIONS + ANSWERS) SOLVED
100% CORRECT!!
ListCtheCprinciplesCofCsurgicalCasepsisCandCexplainCtheCrationaleCforCeachCprinciple.C-
CCORRECTCANSWER-sterileCobjectCremainsCsterileConlyCwhenCtouchedCbyCanotherCsterileCobject




-placeConlyCsterileCobjectsConCsterileCfield



-
sterileCobjectCorCfieldCoutCofCrangeCofCvisionCorCanCobjectCheldCbelowCaCperson'sCwaistCisCcontamin
ated



-sterileCobjectCbecomesCcontaminatedCbyCprolongedCexposureCtoCair



-
aCsterileCobjectCorCfieldCbecomesCcontaminatedCbyCcapillaryCactionCwhenCaCsterileCsurfaceCcomesCi
nCcontactCw/CaCwetCcontaminatedCsurfaceC



-
b/cCfluidCflowsCinCdirectionCofCgravity,CsterileCobjectCbecomesCcontaminatedCifCgravityCcausesCaCcon
taminatedCliquidCtoCflowCoverCsurfaceCofCanCobjectC(keepCwetChandsCupCaboveCelbows,CdryCfromCfi
ngersCtoCelbows)



-theCedgesCofCaCsterileCfieldCorCcontainerCareCcontaminatedC(1-inchCborder)

,riskCfactorsCforCpressureCulcerCdevelopmentCandCnursingCinterventionsCtoCreduceCulcerCdevelopm
entC-CCORRECTCANSWERSHEAR-
keepCHOBC<30CdegreeCangle.CrepositionCfrequencyCisCdeterminedCbyCtissueCtolerance,ClvlCofCactivit
y,CandCmobility.Cstd=everyC1-
2ChrsCforCbedCbound,CeveryC1ChrCforCchair.CuseCsupportCsurfacesCtoCredistributeCwt



FRICTION-
minimalClayersCofCbedClinensCbetweenCptCandCtheCsurface.CkeepCheelsCoffCbed.CteachCpt'sCtoCreposi
tionCwtCeveryC15Cmin.CuseCassisitiveCdevicesCwhenCtransferringCorCturningCpt.



MOISTURE-
useCanCincontinenceCcleanserCandCmoistureCbarrierCcream,CtoiletingCschedule,CfecalCincontinenceC
collectorCorCcondomCcath,CuseCunderpadsCorCdiapersCthatCwickCmoistureCAWAYCfromCskinCratherCt
hanCtrapCit



NUTRITION-
nutritionCassessment,CensureCadequateCintakeCofCPROTEIN,Cfat,CandCcarbs,CconsultCRD,CensureCad
equateCfluidCintake



INFECTION-



AGE-thinCskinCincreases



Partial-thicknessCwoundC-
CCORRECTCANSWERwoundsCthatChealCbyCprimaryCintentionCandCshallowCwoundsCthatConlyCinvolve


ClossCofCepidermis/dermis




healCbyCresurfacingCofCwoundCwithCnewCepidermalCcells

, Partial-thicknessCwoundCrepairC-CCORRECTCANSWERInflammatoryCresponse-
[erythema/edemaCincCWBCCtoCsite].CusuallyCsubsidesCinC<24Chrs



EpidermalCrepair-[epidermalCcellsCmigrateCacrossCwound].CmoistCenv-healCinC~4days,CdryCenv-
healCinC7Cdays



DermalCrepair-
[epidermisCthickensCandCanchorsCtoCcells].CresumesCnormalCfxn.Cpink,Cdry,CandCfragileCskin.CoccursC
concurrentlyCw/CepidermalCrepair



Full-thicknessCwoundC-CCORRECTCANSWERinvolveCtissueClossCandCextendCtoCatCleast

SubCQClayer.CcanCbeCacuteC(surgicalCwound)CorCchronicC(pressureCulcer)C



canCbeChealedCbyCprimaryCorCsecondaryCintention



Full-thicknessCwoundCrepairC-CCORRECTCANSWERHemostasis-
[controlsCbleeding].CplateletsCcauseCcoagCandCvasocontriction,CandCbreakCdownCandCreleaseCgrowt
hCfactorsC(GFCinitiateCentireCwoundChealingCprocess).CDOESCNOTCoccurCinCwoundsChealingCbyCseco
ndaryCintention!C(comprimisesCrepairCprocess)



Inflammation-
[establishCcleanCwoundCbedC&CbacterialCbalance].CbringsCWBCCtoCarea,CcleansCsite,CreleasesCaddt'lC
GF.ClastsC3CdaysCinCacuteCwounds,C>3CdaysCinCchronicCwoundC(pressureCulcer)



Proliferation-
[prod.CofCnewCtissue,Cepithelialization,Ccontraction].Cw/CprimaryCintentionCnewCcapillaryCnetworks
CformCtoCprovideCO2CandCnutrientsCandCsynthesisCofCcollagen.CwoundCcontractsCasCcollagenCfibersCi


ncreaseCinCsize.CepithelialCcellsCmigrateCandCcoverCdefectC(occursCfasterCinCmoistCenv!!!!).Cw/Cpress
ureCulcer,CtakesClonger.CasCgranulationCtissueCfillsCdefect,CcontractionCandCepithelializationCcanCocc
ur.CcontractionCisCmoreCimportantCinCsecondaryCwoundsCb/cCitCreducesCamntCofCgranulationCtissue
CneededCtoCfillCdefect!!!