Wound Care and Healing
Question 301. Which assessment finding indicates wound improvement?
A. Increased necrotic tissue
B. Larger wound dimensions
✅ C. Decreased wound depth and healthy granulation tissue
D. Increased purulent drainage
Correct Answer: C
Question 302. The nurse should measure a wound using:
A. Patient estimate
B. Visual approximation only
✅ C. Length × width × depth in centimeters
D. Weight scale
Correct Answer: C
Question 303. Which wound characteristic should be assessed at every dressing change?
A. Hair color
B. Blood pressure only
✅ C. Drainage, tissue appearance, and wound size
D. Family history
Correct Answer: C
,Pressure Injury Prevention
Question 304. Which intervention helps reduce friction injuries?
A. Dragging patients across bed linens
✅ B. Using lift sheets during repositioning
C. Increasing head-of-bed elevation continuously
D. Restricting movement
Correct Answer: B
Question 305. Excessive elevation of the head of the bed increases risk for:
A. Improved circulation
B. Better oxygenation only
✅ C. Shearing injuries
D. Faster healing
Correct Answer: C
Question 306. Which patient requires the most frequent skin assessment?
A. Healthy ambulatory adult
B. Healthy adolescent
,✅ C. Bedridden patient with incontinence
D. Active athlete
Correct Answer: C
Wound Healing Factors
Question 307. Which factor most directly promotes tissue oxygenation?
A. Smoking
B. Dehydration
✅ C. Adequate circulation and oxygen delivery
D. Malnutrition
Correct Answer: C
Question 308. Hyperglycemia impairs wound healing by:
A. Increasing collagen production
B. Improving circulation
✅ C. Interfering with immune function and tissue repair
D. Increasing oxygen delivery
Correct Answer: C
, Question 309. Which patient would likely heal most rapidly?
A. Elderly smoker with diabetes
B. Malnourished patient
C. Immunocompromised patient
✅ D. Healthy young adult with adequate nutrition
Correct Answer: D
Surgical Wound Care
Question 310. Which observation suggests normal postoperative healing?
A. Foul-smelling drainage
B. Wound separation
✅ C. Well-approximated wound edges
D. Increasing redness and warmth
Correct Answer: C
Question 311. Sutures and staples are removed based on:
A. Patient request only
B. Room assignment
✅ C. Provider order and wound healing status
Question 301. Which assessment finding indicates wound improvement?
A. Increased necrotic tissue
B. Larger wound dimensions
✅ C. Decreased wound depth and healthy granulation tissue
D. Increased purulent drainage
Correct Answer: C
Question 302. The nurse should measure a wound using:
A. Patient estimate
B. Visual approximation only
✅ C. Length × width × depth in centimeters
D. Weight scale
Correct Answer: C
Question 303. Which wound characteristic should be assessed at every dressing change?
A. Hair color
B. Blood pressure only
✅ C. Drainage, tissue appearance, and wound size
D. Family history
Correct Answer: C
,Pressure Injury Prevention
Question 304. Which intervention helps reduce friction injuries?
A. Dragging patients across bed linens
✅ B. Using lift sheets during repositioning
C. Increasing head-of-bed elevation continuously
D. Restricting movement
Correct Answer: B
Question 305. Excessive elevation of the head of the bed increases risk for:
A. Improved circulation
B. Better oxygenation only
✅ C. Shearing injuries
D. Faster healing
Correct Answer: C
Question 306. Which patient requires the most frequent skin assessment?
A. Healthy ambulatory adult
B. Healthy adolescent
,✅ C. Bedridden patient with incontinence
D. Active athlete
Correct Answer: C
Wound Healing Factors
Question 307. Which factor most directly promotes tissue oxygenation?
A. Smoking
B. Dehydration
✅ C. Adequate circulation and oxygen delivery
D. Malnutrition
Correct Answer: C
Question 308. Hyperglycemia impairs wound healing by:
A. Increasing collagen production
B. Improving circulation
✅ C. Interfering with immune function and tissue repair
D. Increasing oxygen delivery
Correct Answer: C
, Question 309. Which patient would likely heal most rapidly?
A. Elderly smoker with diabetes
B. Malnourished patient
C. Immunocompromised patient
✅ D. Healthy young adult with adequate nutrition
Correct Answer: D
Surgical Wound Care
Question 310. Which observation suggests normal postoperative healing?
A. Foul-smelling drainage
B. Wound separation
✅ C. Well-approximated wound edges
D. Increasing redness and warmth
Correct Answer: C
Question 311. Sutures and staples are removed based on:
A. Patient request only
B. Room assignment
✅ C. Provider order and wound healing status
