EMORY WOUND EXAM #1 | COMPLETE WOUND CARE NURSING
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | SKIN INTEGRITY, WOUND
HEALING PHASES, DEBRIDEMENT METHODS, OSTOMY & ULCER
MANAGEMENT | UPDATED 2025–2026 STUDY GUIDE
WHICH STRUCTURE OF THE SKIN PROVIDES THE BODY WITH PHOTOPROTECTIVE PROPERTIES BY
ABSORBING HARMFUL UV LIGHT? (2)
A. MELANIN
B. LANGERHANS CELLS
C. ODLAND BODIES
D. STRATUM LUCIDUM
CORRECT ANS>> A
WHAT IS A UNIQUE FUNCTION OF THE LAYER OF THE EPIDERMIS KNOWN AS THE STRATUM
BASALE? (2)
A. PROVIDING IMMUNITY VIA LANGERHANS CELLS
B. PRODUCING NEW EPITHELIAL CELLS
C. RELEASING LIPIDS TO HELP MAINTAIN NORMAL BRICK AND MORTAR SKIN CONFIGURATION
D. PROTECTING THE PALMS OF THE HANDS AND SOLES OF THE FEET
CORRECT ANS>> B - REPRODUCTIVE LAYER OF THE DERMIS CHARACTERIZED BY
PROLIFERATING KERATINOCYTES
WHICH CELLS LOCATED IN THE DERMIS PRODUCE COLLAGEN AND ELASTIN CRITICAL TO
IMMUNE FUNCTION AND HEALING? (2)
, A. LEUKOTRIENES
B. PROSTAGLANDINS
C. MACROPHAGES
D. FIBROBLASTS
CORRECT ANS>> D
WHICH PATIENT'S WOUND WOULD THE WCN EXPECT TO HEAL BY SCAR FORMATION? (2)
A. A HEAD WOUND EXTENDING BEYOND THE HAIR FOLLICLES
B. A SHALLOW WOUND ON THE HAND
C. A STAGE 2 PI
D. A FIRST-DEGREE BURN
CORRECT ANS>> A
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ACCURATELY DESCRIBES HOW THE SKIN FUNCTIONS
AS A BARRIER BETWEEN THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS? (2)
A. THE SKIN LIPIDS BIND WATER, NORMALLY MAINTAINING SKIN WATER CONTENT AT 20% OR
HIGHER
B. WHEN THE BARRIER FUNCTION OF THE SKIN IS COMPROMISED, TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER
LOSS (TEWL) DECREASES
C. PROTECTION AGAINST PATHOGENIC INVASION IS SUPPORTED BY AN ACIDIC PH OF THE SKIN
D. MERKEL RECEPTORS EMBEDDED IN THE EECM CONTRIBUTE TO THE MECHANICAL RIGIDITY
AND FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE PROTECTION OF THE SKIN
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | SKIN INTEGRITY, WOUND
HEALING PHASES, DEBRIDEMENT METHODS, OSTOMY & ULCER
MANAGEMENT | UPDATED 2025–2026 STUDY GUIDE
WHICH STRUCTURE OF THE SKIN PROVIDES THE BODY WITH PHOTOPROTECTIVE PROPERTIES BY
ABSORBING HARMFUL UV LIGHT? (2)
A. MELANIN
B. LANGERHANS CELLS
C. ODLAND BODIES
D. STRATUM LUCIDUM
CORRECT ANS>> A
WHAT IS A UNIQUE FUNCTION OF THE LAYER OF THE EPIDERMIS KNOWN AS THE STRATUM
BASALE? (2)
A. PROVIDING IMMUNITY VIA LANGERHANS CELLS
B. PRODUCING NEW EPITHELIAL CELLS
C. RELEASING LIPIDS TO HELP MAINTAIN NORMAL BRICK AND MORTAR SKIN CONFIGURATION
D. PROTECTING THE PALMS OF THE HANDS AND SOLES OF THE FEET
CORRECT ANS>> B - REPRODUCTIVE LAYER OF THE DERMIS CHARACTERIZED BY
PROLIFERATING KERATINOCYTES
WHICH CELLS LOCATED IN THE DERMIS PRODUCE COLLAGEN AND ELASTIN CRITICAL TO
IMMUNE FUNCTION AND HEALING? (2)
, A. LEUKOTRIENES
B. PROSTAGLANDINS
C. MACROPHAGES
D. FIBROBLASTS
CORRECT ANS>> D
WHICH PATIENT'S WOUND WOULD THE WCN EXPECT TO HEAL BY SCAR FORMATION? (2)
A. A HEAD WOUND EXTENDING BEYOND THE HAIR FOLLICLES
B. A SHALLOW WOUND ON THE HAND
C. A STAGE 2 PI
D. A FIRST-DEGREE BURN
CORRECT ANS>> A
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ACCURATELY DESCRIBES HOW THE SKIN FUNCTIONS
AS A BARRIER BETWEEN THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS? (2)
A. THE SKIN LIPIDS BIND WATER, NORMALLY MAINTAINING SKIN WATER CONTENT AT 20% OR
HIGHER
B. WHEN THE BARRIER FUNCTION OF THE SKIN IS COMPROMISED, TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER
LOSS (TEWL) DECREASES
C. PROTECTION AGAINST PATHOGENIC INVASION IS SUPPORTED BY AN ACIDIC PH OF THE SKIN
D. MERKEL RECEPTORS EMBEDDED IN THE EECM CONTRIBUTE TO THE MECHANICAL RIGIDITY
AND FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE PROTECTION OF THE SKIN
