Wound care certification
1. Which of the following 2019 EPUAP//NPIAP/PPPIA nu-
trition guidelines for treatment is correct?
A. Offer 500 mg ascorbic acid daily to adults with a
pressure injury.
B. Offer 30 to 35 kcal/kg body weight daily for adults
with a pressure injury.C. Offer 25 mg elemental zinc
and 500 mg ascorbic acid twice daily.
D. Offer 1.25 to 2.0 g protein/kg body weight for adults
with a pressure injury.
2. While bathing a patient, you notice some flakes of skin D. Stratum corneum-The
on the washcloth. Which layer of the skin is this? cells of the stratum
A. Stratum granulosum corneum can shed and
B. Stratum spinosum look like flakes during
C. Stratum lucidum routine cleaning activities
D. Stratum corneum such as bathing.
3. Which one of the following is a normal function of the D. Thermal regulation by
skin? skin blood flow dilation or
A. Synthesis of vitamin K constriction-Upon stimu-
B. Elimination of carbon dioxide lus from the hypothala-
C. Regulation of glucose levels by the Langerhans mus, skin blood vessels
cells will either vasoconstrict
D. Thermal regulation by skin blood flow dilation or (heat needs to be con-
constriction served to elevate temper-
ature) or vasodilate (heat
needs to be eliminat-
ed to lower temperature)
depending upon specific
needs. Skin can synthesize
vitamin D, not vitamin K.
Carbon dioxide is elimi-
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nated via the lungs. Glu-
cose levels are regulated
by the islets of Langer-
hans in the pancreas, not
the Langerhans cells in the
skin.
4. What is the role of keratinocytes in skin? D. Maintenance and re-
A. Differentiation pair of the barrier-The
B. Cross-talk to fibroblasts entire biology of ker-
C. Participating in BMZ atinocytes is dedicated to
D. Maintenance and repair of the barrier barrier formation and its
maintenance.
5. Which one of the following is NOT considered part of D. Ankle-brachial index
a routine skin assessment? (ABI)-ABI is a test used for
A. Color peripheral vascular dis-
B. Turgor ease; it does not tell you
C. Temperature about skin assessment.
D. Ankle-brachial index (ABI) Answers A, B, and C should
all be part of a skin assess-
ment.
6. Which one of the following should be included in the D. Apply an emollient im-
care plan of a person with xerosis? mediately after bathing.-
A. Have the patient shower daily. Emollient moisturizers are
B. Use a deodorant soap. a cornerstone in the treat-
C. Dry the skin completely with vigorous rubbing. ment of xerosis. Answer A
D. Apply an emollient immediately after bathing. is incorrect because dai-
ly cleaning of the skin
by either showering or
bathing is not recom-
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mended as it further dries
the skin. Answer B is in-
correct because a low-pH
soap needs to be used as
deodorant soaps have a
high pH that makes the
skin alkaline. Answer C is
incorrect because rubbing
can irritate dry skin.
7. Which of the following best defines pruritus? C. Itchy skin-Pruritus is the
A. Multiple blisters on the skin medical term for itchy skin.
B. Traumatic open area on the skin
C. Itchy skin
D. Weepy skin
8. In assessing a patient's skin, you find a raised area D. bulla-Bulla. Answer A
larger than 1 cm that is filled with serous fluid. This is incorrect because a
should be correctly documented as a: papule is an elevated, pal-
A. papule. pable, firm, circumscribed
B. vesicle. lesion up to 1 cm. Answer
C. pustule. B is incorrect. Although a
D. bulla. vesicle is a fluid-filled blis-
ter, it is only up to 1 cm.
Answer C is incorrect as al-
though it is elevated and
similar to a vesicle, it is
filled with pus.
9. Cells that can be found in the dermis are: B.fibroblasts
Select one:
A. Merkel cells.
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B. fibroblasts.
C. Langerhans cells.
D. melanocytes.
10. The stratum corneum can be found in the: C. epidermis.
Select one:
A. dermis.
B. fascia.
C. epidermis.
D. adipose tissue
11. A full-thickness wound involves the following tissue D. epidermis, dermis, and
layers: subcutaneous tissue.
Select one:
A. epidermis.
B. dermis and subcutaneous tissue.
C. subcutaneous tissue.
D. epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue.
12. A stage 2 pressure injury can also be described as a B.partial-thickness
________ lesion.
Select one:
A.Wagner grade 4
B.partial-thickness
C.superficial thickness
D.full-thickness
13. A callus is caused by a build-up of cells within the B.
stratum basale. False.
Select one:
A.True.
B.False.
1. Which of the following 2019 EPUAP//NPIAP/PPPIA nu-
trition guidelines for treatment is correct?
A. Offer 500 mg ascorbic acid daily to adults with a
pressure injury.
B. Offer 30 to 35 kcal/kg body weight daily for adults
with a pressure injury.C. Offer 25 mg elemental zinc
and 500 mg ascorbic acid twice daily.
D. Offer 1.25 to 2.0 g protein/kg body weight for adults
with a pressure injury.
2. While bathing a patient, you notice some flakes of skin D. Stratum corneum-The
on the washcloth. Which layer of the skin is this? cells of the stratum
A. Stratum granulosum corneum can shed and
B. Stratum spinosum look like flakes during
C. Stratum lucidum routine cleaning activities
D. Stratum corneum such as bathing.
3. Which one of the following is a normal function of the D. Thermal regulation by
skin? skin blood flow dilation or
A. Synthesis of vitamin K constriction-Upon stimu-
B. Elimination of carbon dioxide lus from the hypothala-
C. Regulation of glucose levels by the Langerhans mus, skin blood vessels
cells will either vasoconstrict
D. Thermal regulation by skin blood flow dilation or (heat needs to be con-
constriction served to elevate temper-
ature) or vasodilate (heat
needs to be eliminat-
ed to lower temperature)
depending upon specific
needs. Skin can synthesize
vitamin D, not vitamin K.
Carbon dioxide is elimi-
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nated via the lungs. Glu-
cose levels are regulated
by the islets of Langer-
hans in the pancreas, not
the Langerhans cells in the
skin.
4. What is the role of keratinocytes in skin? D. Maintenance and re-
A. Differentiation pair of the barrier-The
B. Cross-talk to fibroblasts entire biology of ker-
C. Participating in BMZ atinocytes is dedicated to
D. Maintenance and repair of the barrier barrier formation and its
maintenance.
5. Which one of the following is NOT considered part of D. Ankle-brachial index
a routine skin assessment? (ABI)-ABI is a test used for
A. Color peripheral vascular dis-
B. Turgor ease; it does not tell you
C. Temperature about skin assessment.
D. Ankle-brachial index (ABI) Answers A, B, and C should
all be part of a skin assess-
ment.
6. Which one of the following should be included in the D. Apply an emollient im-
care plan of a person with xerosis? mediately after bathing.-
A. Have the patient shower daily. Emollient moisturizers are
B. Use a deodorant soap. a cornerstone in the treat-
C. Dry the skin completely with vigorous rubbing. ment of xerosis. Answer A
D. Apply an emollient immediately after bathing. is incorrect because dai-
ly cleaning of the skin
by either showering or
bathing is not recom-
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mended as it further dries
the skin. Answer B is in-
correct because a low-pH
soap needs to be used as
deodorant soaps have a
high pH that makes the
skin alkaline. Answer C is
incorrect because rubbing
can irritate dry skin.
7. Which of the following best defines pruritus? C. Itchy skin-Pruritus is the
A. Multiple blisters on the skin medical term for itchy skin.
B. Traumatic open area on the skin
C. Itchy skin
D. Weepy skin
8. In assessing a patient's skin, you find a raised area D. bulla-Bulla. Answer A
larger than 1 cm that is filled with serous fluid. This is incorrect because a
should be correctly documented as a: papule is an elevated, pal-
A. papule. pable, firm, circumscribed
B. vesicle. lesion up to 1 cm. Answer
C. pustule. B is incorrect. Although a
D. bulla. vesicle is a fluid-filled blis-
ter, it is only up to 1 cm.
Answer C is incorrect as al-
though it is elevated and
similar to a vesicle, it is
filled with pus.
9. Cells that can be found in the dermis are: B.fibroblasts
Select one:
A. Merkel cells.
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B. fibroblasts.
C. Langerhans cells.
D. melanocytes.
10. The stratum corneum can be found in the: C. epidermis.
Select one:
A. dermis.
B. fascia.
C. epidermis.
D. adipose tissue
11. A full-thickness wound involves the following tissue D. epidermis, dermis, and
layers: subcutaneous tissue.
Select one:
A. epidermis.
B. dermis and subcutaneous tissue.
C. subcutaneous tissue.
D. epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue.
12. A stage 2 pressure injury can also be described as a B.partial-thickness
________ lesion.
Select one:
A.Wagner grade 4
B.partial-thickness
C.superficial thickness
D.full-thickness
13. A callus is caused by a build-up of cells within the B.
stratum basale. False.
Select one:
A.True.
B.False.
