WOUND CARE AND HEALING IN PERLOPARATIVE
EXAM|VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|GRADED
A+|LATEST 2026/2027
A shoulder examination under anesthesia is an example of what class of wound?
A. Class 1
B. Class 2
C. Class 3
D. No wound classification - ANSWER✔ D. No wound classification
The most common cause of impaired wound healing in surgical patients is:
A. Diabetes mellitus
B. Inadequate dietary protein intake
C. Intraoperative hypothermia
D. Surgical site infections - ANSWER✔ D. Surgical site infections
Which physiologic response to wounding is primarily characterized by granulation tissue,
neovascularization, and re-epithelialization?
A. Hemostasis
B. Inflammatory phase
C. Proliferative phase
D. Remodeling phase - ANSWER✔ C. Proliferative phase
An advantage of closure by secondary intention is:
A. ability to clean the wound surface
B. faster healing
C. less scarring - ANSWER✔ A. ability to clean the wound surface
A patient presents 10 days after hernia repair with a fever of 101° Fahrenheit (38.3° Celsius). The suture
line has partially dehisced and you observe purulent discharge from the tissue underlying the incision.
What kind of surgical site infection is this most likely to be?
A. Deep incisional
B. Organ or space
EXAM|VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|GRADED
A+|LATEST 2026/2027
A shoulder examination under anesthesia is an example of what class of wound?
A. Class 1
B. Class 2
C. Class 3
D. No wound classification - ANSWER✔ D. No wound classification
The most common cause of impaired wound healing in surgical patients is:
A. Diabetes mellitus
B. Inadequate dietary protein intake
C. Intraoperative hypothermia
D. Surgical site infections - ANSWER✔ D. Surgical site infections
Which physiologic response to wounding is primarily characterized by granulation tissue,
neovascularization, and re-epithelialization?
A. Hemostasis
B. Inflammatory phase
C. Proliferative phase
D. Remodeling phase - ANSWER✔ C. Proliferative phase
An advantage of closure by secondary intention is:
A. ability to clean the wound surface
B. faster healing
C. less scarring - ANSWER✔ A. ability to clean the wound surface
A patient presents 10 days after hernia repair with a fever of 101° Fahrenheit (38.3° Celsius). The suture
line has partially dehisced and you observe purulent discharge from the tissue underlying the incision.
What kind of surgical site infection is this most likely to be?
A. Deep incisional
B. Organ or space
