WOCN Wound Care RN Exam Prep Questions & Correct Answers/ Graded A+
Steps to heal by Secondary Intention : Formation of granulation tissue, contraction of the wound bed edges, and epithelialization Partial thickness repair : Inflammatory response, epithelial proliferation and migration, epidermal reestablishment and differentiation What characterizes a chronic wound healing environment : Low levels of growth factors and receptor sites. They are needed to move cells out of the inflammatory phase and into the proliferative/Rebuilding Phase What Vitamin assists in collagen/fibroplasia formation? : Vitamin C Normal protein intake : .8 g/kg/24 2 Protein intake for injury : increased 1.25 - 1.5 /kg/24 hours BMI 25 increases : dehiscence, infection, delayed wound healing, adipose tissue poorly perfused and heals at a slower rate Keloid Scars are formed how? : Overgrowth of collagen within scar tissue, seen with pigmented skin. Trauma. May ulcerate. Genetic. Hypertrophic Scar are formed how? : scar with thickened epidermal layer contained within the original incision area. Formed from prolonged inflammatory phase
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