WOUND CERTIFICATION EXAM - SET 1
QUESTIONS WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Melanin - Accurate answers Which structure of the skin provides the body with photoprotective
properties by absorbing harmful UV light?
Producing new epithelial cells - Accurate answers What is a unique function of the layer of the
epidermis known as the stratum basale?
Fibroblasts - Accurate answers Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building
blocks) and elastin (tensile strength) critical to immune function and healing?
A head wound extending beyond the hair follicles - Accurate answers Which patient's wound
would the wound care nurse expect to heal by scar formation?
Subcutaneous tissue - Accurate answers Which layer of tissue if very minimal in a patient's body
places the patient at high risk for pressure injury development?
When the barrier function of the skin is compromised, transepidermal water loss (TEWL) rises -
Accurate answers Which of the following statements accurately describes how the skin functions as
a barrier between the internal and external environment?
Decrease in collagen - Accurate answers The nurse assessing the skin of patients in a nursing home
keeps in mind the structural changes that occur in aging skin. What is one of these changes?
B2 - Accurate answers The wound care nurse assesses the skin of a patient and documents,
"angular stomatitis accompanied by magenta-colored glossitis." What vitamin deficiency would the
nurse suspect?
E = evolving lesion - Accurate answers The nurse uses the acronym ABCDE to distinguish a
melanoma from a benign nevus. Based on this acronym, what is a distinguishing characteristic of
melanoma?
Forehead - Accurate answers On which body site would the transdermal application of a
medication obtain the greatest percutaneous absorption?
Do not use products on the skin that have known sensitizers - Accurate answers Which principle of
skin care product use would the wound care nurse include in a teaching plan for a patient with a leg
wound?
Neutrophils and monocytes are chemoattracted to the wounded area - Accurate answers The
incision of a post-op cardiac surgery patient is in the inflammatory phase of wound healing. What is one
mechanism of healing occurring in this phase?
QUESTIONS WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Melanin - Accurate answers Which structure of the skin provides the body with photoprotective
properties by absorbing harmful UV light?
Producing new epithelial cells - Accurate answers What is a unique function of the layer of the
epidermis known as the stratum basale?
Fibroblasts - Accurate answers Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building
blocks) and elastin (tensile strength) critical to immune function and healing?
A head wound extending beyond the hair follicles - Accurate answers Which patient's wound
would the wound care nurse expect to heal by scar formation?
Subcutaneous tissue - Accurate answers Which layer of tissue if very minimal in a patient's body
places the patient at high risk for pressure injury development?
When the barrier function of the skin is compromised, transepidermal water loss (TEWL) rises -
Accurate answers Which of the following statements accurately describes how the skin functions as
a barrier between the internal and external environment?
Decrease in collagen - Accurate answers The nurse assessing the skin of patients in a nursing home
keeps in mind the structural changes that occur in aging skin. What is one of these changes?
B2 - Accurate answers The wound care nurse assesses the skin of a patient and documents,
"angular stomatitis accompanied by magenta-colored glossitis." What vitamin deficiency would the
nurse suspect?
E = evolving lesion - Accurate answers The nurse uses the acronym ABCDE to distinguish a
melanoma from a benign nevus. Based on this acronym, what is a distinguishing characteristic of
melanoma?
Forehead - Accurate answers On which body site would the transdermal application of a
medication obtain the greatest percutaneous absorption?
Do not use products on the skin that have known sensitizers - Accurate answers Which principle of
skin care product use would the wound care nurse include in a teaching plan for a patient with a leg
wound?
Neutrophils and monocytes are chemoattracted to the wounded area - Accurate answers The
incision of a post-op cardiac surgery patient is in the inflammatory phase of wound healing. What is one
mechanism of healing occurring in this phase?
