WEB WOC Seminars Exam QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Trends in WOC Nursing Care include which of the following:
a. Developing additional systems for billing services and generating revenue
b. Identifying cost savings in products and equipment use
c. Recognizing market opportunities and promoting those services
d. Safety in patient care, access, and outcomes research - ANSWER-a. Developing additional
systems for billing services and generating revenue
QUESTION: The highest level of evidence comes from which of the following sources?
a. Expert opinion.
b. Case studies.
c. Prospective studies.
d. Randomized clinical trials. - ANSWER-d. Randomized clinical trials.
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QUESTION: Which of the following statements about Clinical Practice Guidelines is TRUE?
a. These are basically recommendations for care of a specific condition based on expert
opinion.
b. The literature from which the Clinical guidelines are derived should be reviewed prior to
incorporating the guidelines into patient care.
c. To avoid the appearance of self-interest, the national government authors all clinical practice
guidelines.
d. Clinical guidelines are derived from the current literature and summarize state of the art care
for specific healthcare issues. - ANSWER-d. Clinical guidelines are derived from the current
literature and summarize state of the art care for specific healthcare issues.
QUESTION: What are the major layers of the skin?
a. Hypodermis & muscle
b. Epidermis & dermis
c. Keratinocytes & fibroblasts
d. Macrophages & platelets - ANSWER-b. Epidermis & dermis
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QUESTION: What is the primary function of intact skin?
a. Protective barrier
b. Enhance body image
c. Communication
d. Vitamin D synthesis - ANSWER-a. Protective barrier
QUESTION: What is the benefit in the skin maintaining an acid mantle (pH 4.5-6.5)?
a. Promotes skin hydration
b. Increases TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss)
c. Retards growth of skin pathogens
d. Promotes skin elasticity - ANSWER-c. Retards growth of skin pathogens
QUESTION: How does age alter the skin's epidermal turnover or process of differentiation?
a. Prolongs the rate of cell turnover (>28 days)
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b. Reduces the rate of cell turnover (<28 days)
c. Doesn't affect the rate of cell turnover
d. Accelerates turnover to 5 days or less - ANSWER-a. Prolongs the rate of cell turnover (>28
days)
QUESTION: Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building blocks) and
elastin (tensile strength)?
a. Leukotrienes
b. Mast cells
c. Macrophages
d. Fibroblasts - ANSWER-d. Fibroblasts
QUESTION: Structures of the dermis include:
a. Collagen, melanocytes, keratinocytes, & sweat (sebaceous) glands
b. Fat, vasculature, hair follicles, & melanocytes
c. Connective tissue, fat, keratinocytes, & elastin proteins
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