WOCN- WOUND EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Medicare Part B covers:
A. Hospice Visits
B. Durable Medical Equipment
C. Prescriptions
D. Hospital Visits - ✔✔ B. Durable Medical Equipment
Medicare Part B covers durable medical equipment. Medicare Part A covers hospice and
hospitals, and Medicare Part D. Covers prescriptions
When designing and implementing a WOC nurse role, it is important to
A. Practice According to the WOCN Scope and Standards
B. Read the Journal of WOC Nursing
C. Practice in all roles of the WOC nurse
D. Provide annual reports to administration - ✔✔ A. Practice According to the WOCN
Scope and Standards
The WOCN Scope and Standards is the foundation to incorporate into the WOC nursing
practice
Completion of an accredited WOCNEP to become a WOC requires
A. Didactic, special project, and passing the final exam
B. Didactic and 40 hours of clinical experience
C. Didactic and acceptance of previous wound experience
D. Didactic and 120 clinical hours with an approved CWOCN preceptor - ✔✔D. Didactic
and 120 clinical hours with an approved CWOCN preceptor
,Requirements to complete a WOCNEP are didactic and 120 clinical hours (40 hours each
specialty in wound, ostomy, and continence) with an approved CWOCN preceptor
As an educator, the WOC nurse is resposible for
A. Providing staff nurse orientation
B. Conducting clinical trials of products
C. Developing protocols and guidelines
D. Collecting data for quality improvement - ✔✔ A. Providing staff nurse orientation
As an educator, the WOC nurse has the responsibility to provide orientation to staff
nurses. Conducting clinical trials of products and developing guidelines is an example of
the role in research. In the role of a clinician, the WOC nurse is responsible fo r quality
improvement projects related to the specialty
Data Collection for the WOC nurse should be
A. Purposeful and outcome oriented
B. Filled with everything the WOC nurse does
C. Provided to administration annually
D. Created by the WOC nurse only - ✔✔A. Purposeful and outcome oriented
Data collection is important to the WOC nurse's practie. It should be purposeful and
outcome oriented to validate the role and position of the WOC nurse.
As a research consumer, the role of the WOC nurse is:
A. Primary investigator for rigorous research studies
B. Evaluator of WOC patient products
C. Required to show proof of education in research
D. Developer of evidence outside the scope of practice - ✔✔B. Evaluator of WOC patient
products
,The WOC nurse can contribute to research by evaluating WOC products
The components of evidence-based practice include all of the following EXCEPT
A. Appraisal of evidence
B. Systematic research of the literature
C. Integration of the expertise of WOC nurse
D. Work independently of others - ✔✔D. Work independently of others
The components of evidence based practice do not include working independently of
others
Best practice documents provide which type of evidence?
A. Randomized clinical trials
B. Expert opinion
C. Quasi-experimental studies
D. Task force reviews - ✔✔B. Expert opinion
Best practice documents level of evidence is from expert opinion
The first program for WOC nursing (previously enterostomal therapy) was located in:
A. Minneapolis
B. New York City
C. Cleveland
D. Boston - ✔✔C. Cleveland
Cleveland was the first site for the an enterostomal therapy program (WOCN program)
Name two of the most common roles of the WOC nursing practice in acute care setting:
, A. Clinician and research
B. Clinician and educator
C. Educator and administrator
D. Educator and preceptor - ✔✔B. Clinician and educator
Clinician and educator are the 2 major roles of the WOC nurse in an acute care setting.
The role of consultant is also a major role for the WOC nurse
Which structure of the skin provides the body with photoprotective properties by
absorbing harmful UV light?
A. Melanin
B. Langerhan Cells
C. Odland bodies
D. Stratum lucidum - ✔✔ A. Melanin
In addition to being responsible for everyone's unique skin color, melanin also has
photoprotective properties; it can absorb harmful uv light and protect cells against DNA
damage
What is a unique function of the layer of the epidermis known as stratum basale?
A. Providing immunity via Langerhan 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 the soles of the feet - ✔✔B. Producing new
epithelial cells
The stratum basale is the reproductive layer of the epidermis and is characterized by
proliferating keratinocytes.
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Medicare Part B covers:
A. Hospice Visits
B. Durable Medical Equipment
C. Prescriptions
D. Hospital Visits - ✔✔ B. Durable Medical Equipment
Medicare Part B covers durable medical equipment. Medicare Part A covers hospice and
hospitals, and Medicare Part D. Covers prescriptions
When designing and implementing a WOC nurse role, it is important to
A. Practice According to the WOCN Scope and Standards
B. Read the Journal of WOC Nursing
C. Practice in all roles of the WOC nurse
D. Provide annual reports to administration - ✔✔ A. Practice According to the WOCN
Scope and Standards
The WOCN Scope and Standards is the foundation to incorporate into the WOC nursing
practice
Completion of an accredited WOCNEP to become a WOC requires
A. Didactic, special project, and passing the final exam
B. Didactic and 40 hours of clinical experience
C. Didactic and acceptance of previous wound experience
D. Didactic and 120 clinical hours with an approved CWOCN preceptor - ✔✔D. Didactic
and 120 clinical hours with an approved CWOCN preceptor
,Requirements to complete a WOCNEP are didactic and 120 clinical hours (40 hours each
specialty in wound, ostomy, and continence) with an approved CWOCN preceptor
As an educator, the WOC nurse is resposible for
A. Providing staff nurse orientation
B. Conducting clinical trials of products
C. Developing protocols and guidelines
D. Collecting data for quality improvement - ✔✔ A. Providing staff nurse orientation
As an educator, the WOC nurse has the responsibility to provide orientation to staff
nurses. Conducting clinical trials of products and developing guidelines is an example of
the role in research. In the role of a clinician, the WOC nurse is responsible fo r quality
improvement projects related to the specialty
Data Collection for the WOC nurse should be
A. Purposeful and outcome oriented
B. Filled with everything the WOC nurse does
C. Provided to administration annually
D. Created by the WOC nurse only - ✔✔A. Purposeful and outcome oriented
Data collection is important to the WOC nurse's practie. It should be purposeful and
outcome oriented to validate the role and position of the WOC nurse.
As a research consumer, the role of the WOC nurse is:
A. Primary investigator for rigorous research studies
B. Evaluator of WOC patient products
C. Required to show proof of education in research
D. Developer of evidence outside the scope of practice - ✔✔B. Evaluator of WOC patient
products
,The WOC nurse can contribute to research by evaluating WOC products
The components of evidence-based practice include all of the following EXCEPT
A. Appraisal of evidence
B. Systematic research of the literature
C. Integration of the expertise of WOC nurse
D. Work independently of others - ✔✔D. Work independently of others
The components of evidence based practice do not include working independently of
others
Best practice documents provide which type of evidence?
A. Randomized clinical trials
B. Expert opinion
C. Quasi-experimental studies
D. Task force reviews - ✔✔B. Expert opinion
Best practice documents level of evidence is from expert opinion
The first program for WOC nursing (previously enterostomal therapy) was located in:
A. Minneapolis
B. New York City
C. Cleveland
D. Boston - ✔✔C. Cleveland
Cleveland was the first site for the an enterostomal therapy program (WOCN program)
Name two of the most common roles of the WOC nursing practice in acute care setting:
, A. Clinician and research
B. Clinician and educator
C. Educator and administrator
D. Educator and preceptor - ✔✔B. Clinician and educator
Clinician and educator are the 2 major roles of the WOC nurse in an acute care setting.
The role of consultant is also a major role for the WOC nurse
Which structure of the skin provides the body with photoprotective properties by
absorbing harmful UV light?
A. Melanin
B. Langerhan Cells
C. Odland bodies
D. Stratum lucidum - ✔✔ A. Melanin
In addition to being responsible for everyone's unique skin color, melanin also has
photoprotective properties; it can absorb harmful uv light and protect cells against DNA
damage
What is a unique function of the layer of the epidermis known as stratum basale?
A. Providing immunity via Langerhan 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 the soles of the feet - ✔✔B. Producing new
epithelial cells
The stratum basale is the reproductive layer of the epidermis and is characterized by
proliferating keratinocytes.
