WEB WOC Seminars SEM580 Finals Study Set Questions
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90-year-old female in a nursing home has a partial thickness
wound with a fully approximated epidermal flap on her left
forearm. Identify the type of skin damage present:
a. Stage 2 pressure injury
b. Skin tear, Type 1
c. Skin tear, Type 2
d. Skin tear, Type 3 Correct Answers b. Skin tear, Type 1
A 32-year-old patient has several linear, hollowed-out, crusted
lesions with the loss of epidermis on his left lower leg. In his
visit documentation, you describe these lesions as a:
a. Scale
b. Excoriation
c. Denuded
d. Bulla Correct Answers b. Excoriation
A 98-year-old has a pressure injury that is not healing. She has a
low zinc level. How does the low zinc level affect her wound
healing?
a. Collagen synthesis will be delayed
b. MMP levels will be low
c. Increased oxygen transport
d. Pre-albumin visceral stores will be depleted Correct Answers
a. Collagen synthesis will be delayed
,A benefit of your role is improved quality of patient care. Which
of the following pieces of data will provide evidence to support
that benefit?
a. A survey summarizing staff satisfaction with WOC nursing
services.
b. Increase length of hospital stay for the patient with ostomy,
wound, or incontinence care problem.
c. Decreased utilization of specialty support surfaces.
d. Reduced incidence of catheter associated urinary tract
infections after implementing bladder health program Correct
Answers d. Reduced incidence of catheter associated urinary
tract infections after implementing bladder health program
A certificate of completion is issued upon successful completion
of a Program. Certification in WOC Nursing is accomplished
once the learner has passed exams given by the:
a. NAWCO® (National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy)
b. WOCN® (Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society)
c. ANA® (American Nurses Association)
d. WOCNCB® (Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing
Certification Board) Correct Answers d. WOCNCB® (Wound
Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board)
A culture of safety in WOC patient care requires a health care
system that supports:
a. Best practice or evidence-based practice
b. Adequate staffing with traditional approaches to practice
,c. Continuing to do things the old way, inadequate staff that
"work more efficiently"
d. Cost containment by restricting use of advanced technologies
Correct Answers a. Best practice or evidence-based practice
According to Erickson, when teaching a preschooler - Ages 3-5
- the BEST approach to working with this age group would
include the use of:
a. Parent-focused teaching
b. Dolls and play
c. Dolls, play and assist in care
d. Large print materials with primary colors Correct Answers c.
Dolls, play and assist in care
ALL guidelines in WOC patient related areas, state that the
following is critical to care:
a. Patient/family development of strategies for home care
b. Patient and family planning for early discharge
c. Patient and family education
d. Patient and family education classes on nutrition Correct
Answers c. Patient and family education
An ESSENTIAL component of a WOC Nursing Practice is:
a. Establishing an outcomes program to measure results of care.
b. Implements, coordinates, and evaluates specialty care.
c. Establishing a clinic for outpatient follow-up.
d. Billing for services provided. Correct Answers b.
Implements, coordinates, and evaluates specialty care.
, An important aspect of the WOC Nurse's Role is knowledge and
implementation of risk reduction strategies. Select the answer
with the best examples of risk reduction.
a. Have the new WOC Nurse make rounds and discuss care
plans for the patients on the unit.
b. Focus on prevention and early detection of potential
complications.
c. Identify strategies to increase staff and patient satisfaction.
d. Implement all WOC cares for the patients so that you can
assure quality. Correct Answers b. Focus on prevention and
early detection of potential complications.
As a WOC Nurse, manufacturer representatives will seek your
time and attention to look at new product and, potentially,
recommend purchasing that product for use in your health care
setting. In this situation, you are the target of the marketing
approach and would be an example of a/an:
a. Decision-maker.
b. Influencer.
c. End-user.
d. Collaborator. Correct Answers b. Influencer.
As you obtain your past medical history, your patient with
metastatic colon cancer divulges he is having problems with
keeping his skin from getting sore between his buttocks. Which
of the following may contribute to his skin problem?
a. History of radiation
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90-year-old female in a nursing home has a partial thickness
wound with a fully approximated epidermal flap on her left
forearm. Identify the type of skin damage present:
a. Stage 2 pressure injury
b. Skin tear, Type 1
c. Skin tear, Type 2
d. Skin tear, Type 3 Correct Answers b. Skin tear, Type 1
A 32-year-old patient has several linear, hollowed-out, crusted
lesions with the loss of epidermis on his left lower leg. In his
visit documentation, you describe these lesions as a:
a. Scale
b. Excoriation
c. Denuded
d. Bulla Correct Answers b. Excoriation
A 98-year-old has a pressure injury that is not healing. She has a
low zinc level. How does the low zinc level affect her wound
healing?
a. Collagen synthesis will be delayed
b. MMP levels will be low
c. Increased oxygen transport
d. Pre-albumin visceral stores will be depleted Correct Answers
a. Collagen synthesis will be delayed
,A benefit of your role is improved quality of patient care. Which
of the following pieces of data will provide evidence to support
that benefit?
a. A survey summarizing staff satisfaction with WOC nursing
services.
b. Increase length of hospital stay for the patient with ostomy,
wound, or incontinence care problem.
c. Decreased utilization of specialty support surfaces.
d. Reduced incidence of catheter associated urinary tract
infections after implementing bladder health program Correct
Answers d. Reduced incidence of catheter associated urinary
tract infections after implementing bladder health program
A certificate of completion is issued upon successful completion
of a Program. Certification in WOC Nursing is accomplished
once the learner has passed exams given by the:
a. NAWCO® (National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy)
b. WOCN® (Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society)
c. ANA® (American Nurses Association)
d. WOCNCB® (Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing
Certification Board) Correct Answers d. WOCNCB® (Wound
Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board)
A culture of safety in WOC patient care requires a health care
system that supports:
a. Best practice or evidence-based practice
b. Adequate staffing with traditional approaches to practice
,c. Continuing to do things the old way, inadequate staff that
"work more efficiently"
d. Cost containment by restricting use of advanced technologies
Correct Answers a. Best practice or evidence-based practice
According to Erickson, when teaching a preschooler - Ages 3-5
- the BEST approach to working with this age group would
include the use of:
a. Parent-focused teaching
b. Dolls and play
c. Dolls, play and assist in care
d. Large print materials with primary colors Correct Answers c.
Dolls, play and assist in care
ALL guidelines in WOC patient related areas, state that the
following is critical to care:
a. Patient/family development of strategies for home care
b. Patient and family planning for early discharge
c. Patient and family education
d. Patient and family education classes on nutrition Correct
Answers c. Patient and family education
An ESSENTIAL component of a WOC Nursing Practice is:
a. Establishing an outcomes program to measure results of care.
b. Implements, coordinates, and evaluates specialty care.
c. Establishing a clinic for outpatient follow-up.
d. Billing for services provided. Correct Answers b.
Implements, coordinates, and evaluates specialty care.
, An important aspect of the WOC Nurse's Role is knowledge and
implementation of risk reduction strategies. Select the answer
with the best examples of risk reduction.
a. Have the new WOC Nurse make rounds and discuss care
plans for the patients on the unit.
b. Focus on prevention and early detection of potential
complications.
c. Identify strategies to increase staff and patient satisfaction.
d. Implement all WOC cares for the patients so that you can
assure quality. Correct Answers b. Focus on prevention and
early detection of potential complications.
As a WOC Nurse, manufacturer representatives will seek your
time and attention to look at new product and, potentially,
recommend purchasing that product for use in your health care
setting. In this situation, you are the target of the marketing
approach and would be an example of a/an:
a. Decision-maker.
b. Influencer.
c. End-user.
d. Collaborator. Correct Answers b. Influencer.
As you obtain your past medical history, your patient with
metastatic colon cancer divulges he is having problems with
keeping his skin from getting sore between his buttocks. Which
of the following may contribute to his skin problem?
a. History of radiation
