WCC Practice Question with Correct Answers
Chronic Wound
A wound that has failed to proceed orderly through the healing process
Acute Wound
Healed in a timely and uncomplicated manner
Recalcitrant Wound
A wound that fails to respond to interventions
2 to 4 weeks
Wounds that are being appropriately manage show measurable progress within this amount of
time
Examples of chronic wounds
Venus, diabetic, pressure
Examples of acute wounds
Surgical site, tramatic
Standard of care
What any reasonable and prudent practitioner would take under the same or similar
circumstances
The number one goal
What is best for the safety and welfare of the individual patient
Chronic Wound
A wound that has failed to proceed orderly through the healing process
Acute Wound
Healed in a timely and uncomplicated manner
Recalcitrant Wound
A wound that fails to respond to interventions
2 to 4 weeks
Wounds that are being appropriately manage show measurable progress within this amount of
time
Examples of chronic wounds
Venus, diabetic, pressure
Examples of acute wounds
Surgical site, tramatic
Standard of care
What any reasonable and prudent practitioner would take under the same or similar
circumstances
The number one goal
What is best for the safety and welfare of the individual patient
