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Ostomy Care/WEB WOC Seminars Test final Exam What does NSWOC stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Nurse specialized in wound ostomy and continence What is an NSWOC - CORRECT ANSWER-RN with advanced and specialized knowledge and clinical skills in wound, ostomy and continence care (tri-specialty) -has graduated from a world council of enterostomal therapists (WCET) recognized education therapy What were NSWOCs formally called? - CORRECT ANSWER-enterostomal therapist What is the role of an NSW...

WEB WOC Seminars and Complete study set exam Questions and Answers guaranteed How often does epidermal turnover occur? - CORRECT ANSWER-Every 26-42 days Epidermal Cells: Keratinocytes - CORRECT ANSWER-Produce keratin, make of 80% of the epidermis Epidermal Cells: Melanocytes - CORRECT ANSWER-Determine the color of the skin Epidermal Cells: Langerhans Cells - CORRECT ANSWER-Assist with skin immune system Epidermal Cells: Merkel Cells - CORRECT ANSWER-Provide tactile reception, produc...

WEB WOC Ostomy Care Latest Complete practice test/Actual Exam The patient who is NPO for several days is at risk for atrophy of which of the following structures in the mucosal surface of the small bowel? Select one: a. Ligament of Treitz. b. Villi. c. Ampulla of Vater. d. Sphincter of Oddi. - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Villi. A bowel prep preoperatively for ostomy surgery is routinely utilized to decrease bacteria in the bowel. The section of the bowel with the greatest level of bacteria i...

Wound Final Study Guide (WOCN Continence) Questions and Correct answers In assessing a surgical wound for healing, the WOC nurse suspects impending fistula development. Which of the following would be a definitive indicator? - CORRECT ANSWER-Passage of GI secretions or urine into an open wound bed. A patient with a chronic wound demonstrates stalled healing. The list of meds include an anti-hypertensive, a corticosteroid, and a mutlivitamin. Which of the following would best address...

WOCN Wound Care RN Exam Prep Final Questions and Answers latest Steps to heal by Secondary Intention - CORRECT ANSWER-Formation of granulation tissue, contraction of the wound bed edges, and epithelialization Partial thickness repair - CORRECT ANSWER-Inflammatory response, epithelial proliferation and migration, epidermal reestablishment and differentiation What characterizes a chronic wound healing environment - CORRECT ANSWER-Low levels of growth factors and receptor sites. They are ...

WOCN Wound Exam Question and Answer 100% Correct Goals of wound assessment - 1. Determine etiologic factors 2. Assess systemic factors/comorbidities 3. Assess wound to determine phase of healing 4. Determine goals of topical therapy Why does hyperglycemia affect wound healing? - Impairs leukocyte function and negatively impacts collagen syntehesis, development of tensile strength, epithelial resurfacing What BG parameters should be maintained for wound healing? - BG <180 for leukocy...

WOCN Wound Exam |440| questions with complete solution Goals of wound assessment - Correct Answers 1. Determine etiologic factors 2. Assess systemic factors/comorbidities 3. Assess wound to determine phase of healing 4. Determine goals of topical therapy Why does hyperglycemia affect wound healing? - Correct Answers Impairs leukocyte function and negatively impacts collagen syntehesis, development of tensile strength, epithelial resurfacing What BG parameters should be maintained for ...

WOCN Wound Care RN Exam Prep 2024 questions with correct answers Steps to heal by Secondary Intention - Correct Answers Formation of granulation tissue, contraction of the wound bed edges, and epithelialization Partial thickness repair - Correct Answers Inflammatory response, epithelial proliferation and migration, epidermal reestablishment and differentiation What characterizes a chronic wound healing environment - Correct Answers Low levels of growth factors and receptor sites. They are...

WOCN MASD and skin overview questions with correct answers 3 layers of the skin - Correct Answers epidermis, dermis, hypodermis healthy skin - Correct Answers dry supple and acidic 5 layers of epidermis - Correct Answers stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale stratum basale - Correct Answers The innermost layer of the epidermis, where new skin cells are germinated Stratum Spinosum (Prickly Layer) - Correct Answers contains desmosones c...

Ch. 29 - Wound Care & Skin Integrity exam questions and answers A nurse is managing wound care for a patient with a stage III pressure ulcer on the elbow. The nurse cleans the area and removes all the dead, nonviable tissue from the wound. Which term is used to describe this process? Irrigation Debridement Hemostasis Cleansing - Correct Answers Debridement Rationale Removal of nonviable necrotic tissue from the wound is called debridement, which can be accomplished chemically...