WCC EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS.
1) The cell responsible for building new granulation tissue -- Answer ✔✔ fibroblast
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2) Cells involved in epithelialization -- Answer ✔✔ keratinocytes
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3) Cells which can kill bacteria -- Answer ✔✔ macrophages and polymorphonuclear
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neutrophils
4) To assist with managing a wound that is hypo granular: -- Answer ✔✔ lightly fill the
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wound base with gauze to prevent premature epithelialization
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5) Chronic wounds contain -- Answer ✔✔ high levels of MMPs and low levels of TIMPs
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6) Surgical wound dehiscence is most often due to: -- Answer ✔✔ insufficient collagen
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tensile strength _
7) A severely contaminated wound should be allowed to close by: -- Answer ✔✔
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secondary wound closure _ _
8) cell surface receptors that allow cells to reversibly bind to the extracellular matrix to
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achieve cell migration -- Answer ✔✔ Integrins
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9) The maximum strength that a scar tissue can attain after the occurrence of
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remodeling is: -- Answer ✔✔ 80% _ _ _ _ _
10) The maturation and remodeling phase of wound healing typically lasts for: -- Answer
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✔✔ six months to two years.
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11) Cells that can be found in the dermis are: -- Answer ✔✔ fibroblasts
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,12) The stratum corneum can be found in the: -- Answer ✔✔ epidermis
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13) A full-thickness wound involves the following tissue layers: -- Answer ✔✔ epidermis,
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dermis, and subcutaneous tissue
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14) A stage 2 pressure injury can also be described as a ________ lesion. -- Answer ✔✔
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partial-thickness
15) A callus is caused by a build-up of cells within the stratum basale. -- Answer ✔✔ False
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16) Mast cells produce the following substance: -- Answer ✔✔ histamine
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17) When examining a patient's wound, you notice gray-black, dry, leathery-appearing,
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irregular fibrous tissue. What do you suspect this structure is? -- Answer ✔✔
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Nonviable joint capsule _ _
18) When examining a patient's wound, you notice regularly arranged red tissue. What
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do you suspect this structure is? -- Answer ✔✔ Muscle
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19) The subcutaneous tissue consists of: -- Answer ✔✔ adipose tissue and fascia
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20) Partial-thickness wounds heal ___ than full-thickness wounds -- Answer ✔✔ faster
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21) Wounds should heal faster if both the patient and the patient's wound are kept ___. -
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- Answer ✔✔ warm
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22) Surgical wounds heal ___ than traumatic wounds -- Answer ✔✔ faster
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23) Change in wound surface area can be used to predict wound healing. -- Answer ✔✔
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True
24) Covering a wound with a dressing facilitates wound healing because a dry wound
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progresses through the phases of inflammation more ___ than a moist wound. --
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Answer ✔✔ slowly _ _
, 25) Serial debridement facilitates wound healing by removing ___ to healing -- Answer
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✔✔ barriers
_
26) Wound debridement is vital to wound healing and should be completed despite a
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patient's pain complaint. -- Answer ✔✔ False
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27) Wet-to-dry dressings impair wound healing by traumatizing healthy ___ tissue --
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Answer ✔✔ granulation _ _
28) Antiseptics should routinely be used as: -- Answer ✔✔ surgical scrubs
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29) occurs when the tissue under the wound edges becomes eroded -- Answer ✔✔
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Undermining
30) Necrotic tissue that is yellow or tan in color and stringy or mucinous in consistency is
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_called: -- Answer ✔✔ slough
_ _ _ _
31) Which of the following types of wound drainage would be considered normal?
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Drainage that is ___ in consistency and pale ___ in color. -- Answer ✔✔ thin, yellow
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32) Peri wound erythema can be a sign of ___ and a normal sign of ___. -- Answer ✔✔
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infection, inflammation _
33) When assessing for peri wound edema, your thumb leaves an impression about 2-4
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mm in depth that rebounds in less than 15 seconds. How would you describe your
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
results? -- Answer ✔✔ 2+ pitting edema
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2mm slight pitting
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Disappears QUICKLY _
No visible distortion -- Answer ✔✔ +1 pitting edema
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34) Deep pitting, indentation remains for a short time (<1 min). -- Answer ✔✔ +3 pitting
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edema
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS.
1) The cell responsible for building new granulation tissue -- Answer ✔✔ fibroblast
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2) Cells involved in epithelialization -- Answer ✔✔ keratinocytes
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
3) Cells which can kill bacteria -- Answer ✔✔ macrophages and polymorphonuclear
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
neutrophils
4) To assist with managing a wound that is hypo granular: -- Answer ✔✔ lightly fill the
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
wound base with gauze to prevent premature epithelialization
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
5) Chronic wounds contain -- Answer ✔✔ high levels of MMPs and low levels of TIMPs
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6) Surgical wound dehiscence is most often due to: -- Answer ✔✔ insufficient collagen
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
tensile strength _
7) A severely contaminated wound should be allowed to close by: -- Answer ✔✔
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
secondary wound closure _ _
8) cell surface receptors that allow cells to reversibly bind to the extracellular matrix to
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
achieve cell migration -- Answer ✔✔ Integrins
_ _ _ _ _ _
9) The maximum strength that a scar tissue can attain after the occurrence of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
remodeling is: -- Answer ✔✔ 80% _ _ _ _ _
10) The maturation and remodeling phase of wound healing typically lasts for: -- Answer
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
✔✔ six months to two years.
_ _ _ _ _
11) Cells that can be found in the dermis are: -- Answer ✔✔ fibroblasts
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
,12) The stratum corneum can be found in the: -- Answer ✔✔ epidermis
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
13) A full-thickness wound involves the following tissue layers: -- Answer ✔✔ epidermis,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
dermis, and subcutaneous tissue
_ _ _
14) A stage 2 pressure injury can also be described as a ________ lesion. -- Answer ✔✔
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
partial-thickness
15) A callus is caused by a build-up of cells within the stratum basale. -- Answer ✔✔ False
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
16) Mast cells produce the following substance: -- Answer ✔✔ histamine
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
17) When examining a patient's wound, you notice gray-black, dry, leathery-appearing,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
irregular fibrous tissue. What do you suspect this structure is? -- Answer ✔✔
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nonviable joint capsule _ _
18) When examining a patient's wound, you notice regularly arranged red tissue. What
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
do you suspect this structure is? -- Answer ✔✔ Muscle
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
19) The subcutaneous tissue consists of: -- Answer ✔✔ adipose tissue and fascia
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
20) Partial-thickness wounds heal ___ than full-thickness wounds -- Answer ✔✔ faster
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
21) Wounds should heal faster if both the patient and the patient's wound are kept ___. -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
- Answer ✔✔ warm
_ _ _
22) Surgical wounds heal ___ than traumatic wounds -- Answer ✔✔ faster
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
23) Change in wound surface area can be used to predict wound healing. -- Answer ✔✔
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
True
24) Covering a wound with a dressing facilitates wound healing because a dry wound
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
progresses through the phases of inflammation more ___ than a moist wound. --
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Answer ✔✔ slowly _ _
, 25) Serial debridement facilitates wound healing by removing ___ to healing -- Answer
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
✔✔ barriers
_
26) Wound debridement is vital to wound healing and should be completed despite a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
patient's pain complaint. -- Answer ✔✔ False
_ _ _ _ _ _
27) Wet-to-dry dressings impair wound healing by traumatizing healthy ___ tissue --
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Answer ✔✔ granulation _ _
28) Antiseptics should routinely be used as: -- Answer ✔✔ surgical scrubs
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
29) occurs when the tissue under the wound edges becomes eroded -- Answer ✔✔
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Undermining
30) Necrotic tissue that is yellow or tan in color and stringy or mucinous in consistency is
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_called: -- Answer ✔✔ slough
_ _ _ _
31) Which of the following types of wound drainage would be considered normal?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Drainage that is ___ in consistency and pale ___ in color. -- Answer ✔✔ thin, yellow
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
32) Peri wound erythema can be a sign of ___ and a normal sign of ___. -- Answer ✔✔
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
infection, inflammation _
33) When assessing for peri wound edema, your thumb leaves an impression about 2-4
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
mm in depth that rebounds in less than 15 seconds. How would you describe your
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
results? -- Answer ✔✔ 2+ pitting edema
_ _ _ _ _ _
2mm slight pitting
_ _
Disappears QUICKLY _
No visible distortion -- Answer ✔✔ +1 pitting edema
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
34) Deep pitting, indentation remains for a short time (<1 min). -- Answer ✔✔ +3 pitting
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
edema
