WOCN – Wound Comprehensive Wound Care
Nursing EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED
VERSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JUST
RELEASED
The wound care nurse assesses a patient wound as a shallow full thickness wound. This
classification indicates what type of tissue involvement?
A. Epidermis and part of the dermis.
B. Epidermal, dermal structures, and subcutaneous tissues.
C. Muscle and underlying structures.
D. Epidermal tissue only. - answer>>B. Epidermal, dermal structures, and subcutaneous tissues.
Full thickness wounds may be divided into shallow, full thickness, wounds, those involving
epidermal, dermal structures and subcutaneous tissues, and deep, full thickness, wounds those
involving muscles and underlying structures
Which statement accurately describes a wound edge condition and its etiology?
A. Edges are distinct when there are areas where the normal tissues blend into the wound bed.
B. The edges of chronic wounds frequently and proliferative, thickening and fibrosis present.
C. Edges that are even with the skin surface and the wound base are attached to the base of the
wound.
D. The wound that is a crater is a wound with edges that are attached to the wound base. -
answer>>C. Edges that are even with the skin surface and the wound base are attached to the
base of the wound.
Edges that are even with the skin surface, and the wound base are attached to the base of the
wound; this means that the wound is flat at the edge with no appreciable depth
The wound care nurse is assessing tunneling in a patient's wound. Which step in the procedure
is performed correctly?
,A. The nurse inserts, a cotton tipped applicator under the edge of the wound and advances as
far as possible.
B. The nurse uses a pen to make a mark on the applicator at the surface line of the wound.
C. The nurse determines undermining by noting the percentage of the wound depth involved in
the process, and the distance and the process extends from the wound base. - answer>>A. The
nurse inserts, a cotton tipped applicator under the edge of the wound and advances as far as
possible.
Undermining and tunneling are measured using cotton tip applicator, which is gently inserted
under the edge of the wound, and without undue pressure advanced as far as possible the tip of
the applicator is then elevated so that it can be seen or felt on the surface of the skin
Which statement accurately describes the characteristics and implications of necrotic tissue and
a wound bed
A. Necrosis of muscle tissue typically in the formation of stringy yellow slough
B. Consistency refers to the cohesiveness of the debris, typically more advanced necrosis is thin
and wet
C. A hard crusty leather eschar is not attached to the base and edges of the wound and is
sometimes mistaken as a scab
D. Color varies when necrosis worsens from white to yellow to eschar - answer>>D. Color varies
as necrosis worsens, from white/gray non-viable tissue, to yellow slough, and finally to black
eschar
What should be the focus of wound management for a patient with chronic wounds who has
endstage multiple sclerosis?
A. Wound healing
B. Wound maintenance
C. Palliative
D. Correction of etiological factors - answer>>C. Palliative
There are circumstances for which palliative care is the focus, such as when the chronic disease
is end stage and is no longer deemed responsive to medical treatment, or when the patient is
terminally ill.
, What critical intervention should the wound care nurse recommend to manage chronic wounds
of a patient with diabetic neuropathy?
A. Compression wraps/stockings
B. Normal glycemic control
C. Anti-inflammatory agents
D. Antimicrobial therapy - answer>>B. Normal glycemic control
Wound healing is a systemic process that requires increased calories, protein, and
vitamin/mineral intake, sufficient blood flow and oxygenation to support the repair process, and
relatively normal glycemic levels.
What would a wound care nurse recommend as an intervention to manage a chronic wound for
a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
A. Use of nasal oxygen
B. Reduction of fluid intake
C. Weight loss counciling
D. Use of corticosteroids - answer>>A. Use of nasal oxygen
General measures to improve tissue oxygenation include the use of nasal oxygenation for
patients that are hypoxic, maintenance of adequate hydration to reduce blood viscosity, and
management of edema through elevation and compression
A wound care nurse is devising a care plan for a patient with a dehisced incision. Which strategy
is recommended to promote wound healing?
A. Use of marijuana
B. Replacing tobacco cigarettes with e-cigarettes
C. Use of anticoagulation to improve perfusion
D. Increasing calories in the diet - answer>>D. Increasing calories in the diet
Wound healing is a systemic process that requires increased calories, protein, and
vitamin/mineral intake, sufficient blood flow and oxygenation to support the repair process, and
relatively normal glycemic levels.
Which macronutrient would the wound care nurse increase in the diet of a patient to promote
wound healing?
Nursing EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED
VERSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JUST
RELEASED
The wound care nurse assesses a patient wound as a shallow full thickness wound. This
classification indicates what type of tissue involvement?
A. Epidermis and part of the dermis.
B. Epidermal, dermal structures, and subcutaneous tissues.
C. Muscle and underlying structures.
D. Epidermal tissue only. - answer>>B. Epidermal, dermal structures, and subcutaneous tissues.
Full thickness wounds may be divided into shallow, full thickness, wounds, those involving
epidermal, dermal structures and subcutaneous tissues, and deep, full thickness, wounds those
involving muscles and underlying structures
Which statement accurately describes a wound edge condition and its etiology?
A. Edges are distinct when there are areas where the normal tissues blend into the wound bed.
B. The edges of chronic wounds frequently and proliferative, thickening and fibrosis present.
C. Edges that are even with the skin surface and the wound base are attached to the base of the
wound.
D. The wound that is a crater is a wound with edges that are attached to the wound base. -
answer>>C. Edges that are even with the skin surface and the wound base are attached to the
base of the wound.
Edges that are even with the skin surface, and the wound base are attached to the base of the
wound; this means that the wound is flat at the edge with no appreciable depth
The wound care nurse is assessing tunneling in a patient's wound. Which step in the procedure
is performed correctly?
,A. The nurse inserts, a cotton tipped applicator under the edge of the wound and advances as
far as possible.
B. The nurse uses a pen to make a mark on the applicator at the surface line of the wound.
C. The nurse determines undermining by noting the percentage of the wound depth involved in
the process, and the distance and the process extends from the wound base. - answer>>A. The
nurse inserts, a cotton tipped applicator under the edge of the wound and advances as far as
possible.
Undermining and tunneling are measured using cotton tip applicator, which is gently inserted
under the edge of the wound, and without undue pressure advanced as far as possible the tip of
the applicator is then elevated so that it can be seen or felt on the surface of the skin
Which statement accurately describes the characteristics and implications of necrotic tissue and
a wound bed
A. Necrosis of muscle tissue typically in the formation of stringy yellow slough
B. Consistency refers to the cohesiveness of the debris, typically more advanced necrosis is thin
and wet
C. A hard crusty leather eschar is not attached to the base and edges of the wound and is
sometimes mistaken as a scab
D. Color varies when necrosis worsens from white to yellow to eschar - answer>>D. Color varies
as necrosis worsens, from white/gray non-viable tissue, to yellow slough, and finally to black
eschar
What should be the focus of wound management for a patient with chronic wounds who has
endstage multiple sclerosis?
A. Wound healing
B. Wound maintenance
C. Palliative
D. Correction of etiological factors - answer>>C. Palliative
There are circumstances for which palliative care is the focus, such as when the chronic disease
is end stage and is no longer deemed responsive to medical treatment, or when the patient is
terminally ill.
, What critical intervention should the wound care nurse recommend to manage chronic wounds
of a patient with diabetic neuropathy?
A. Compression wraps/stockings
B. Normal glycemic control
C. Anti-inflammatory agents
D. Antimicrobial therapy - answer>>B. Normal glycemic control
Wound healing is a systemic process that requires increased calories, protein, and
vitamin/mineral intake, sufficient blood flow and oxygenation to support the repair process, and
relatively normal glycemic levels.
What would a wound care nurse recommend as an intervention to manage a chronic wound for
a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
A. Use of nasal oxygen
B. Reduction of fluid intake
C. Weight loss counciling
D. Use of corticosteroids - answer>>A. Use of nasal oxygen
General measures to improve tissue oxygenation include the use of nasal oxygenation for
patients that are hypoxic, maintenance of adequate hydration to reduce blood viscosity, and
management of edema through elevation and compression
A wound care nurse is devising a care plan for a patient with a dehisced incision. Which strategy
is recommended to promote wound healing?
A. Use of marijuana
B. Replacing tobacco cigarettes with e-cigarettes
C. Use of anticoagulation to improve perfusion
D. Increasing calories in the diet - answer>>D. Increasing calories in the diet
Wound healing is a systemic process that requires increased calories, protein, and
vitamin/mineral intake, sufficient blood flow and oxygenation to support the repair process, and
relatively normal glycemic levels.
Which macronutrient would the wound care nurse increase in the diet of a patient to promote
wound healing?
