WOUND CARE CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS TOP RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A+ GRADED HIGHLY RECOMMENDED |NEW AND REVISED

WOUND CARE CERTIFICATION EXAM
STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED
ANSWERS TOP RATED VERSION FOR
ALREADY A+ GRADED HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED |NEW AND REVISED
VesicleC-
CCORRECTCANSWERSimilarCtoCpustuleCbutCmayCbeCaCcavityCorCfilledCwithCclear,Cserous,Chemorrhagi


c,CorCpustularCfluid



PustuleC-CCORRECTCANSWERElevationCofCskinCcontainingCpus,C<0.5Ccm



MaculeC-CCORRECTCANSWERFlatCareaCdifferentCinCcolorCfromCsurroundingCtissueC(<0.5Ccm)



PapuleC-CCORRECTCANSWERsmall,Csolid,CraisedClesionConCsurfaceCofCtheCskin



YeastCinfectionCkeyCcharacteristicsC-
CCORRECTCANSWERTender,CpruriticCmaculopapularCrashCwithCcharacteristicCsateliteClesions




MayCbeCcausedCbyCexposureCtoCmoistureC(e.g.Cdiaphoresis,Cincontinence,CskinCfolds),CpoorCglcyemi
cCcontrol,CsteroidCorCabxCuse,CimmuneCcompromise



WhatCareCtheCphasesCofCwoundChealing?C-CCORRECTCANSWERHemostasisC(bloodCclotCformation)

InflammatoryCphaseC(chemotaxis,CmigrationCofCWBCs,Cmacrophages,Cfibroblasts)

ProliferationC(formationCofCprovisionalCmatrix,CsynthesisCofCcollagenCandCcollagenCmatrix,Cmigratio
nCandCproliferationCofCkeratinocytes)

Maturation/RemodelingC(woundCclosure,CscarCformation)

,PartialCthicknessCvsCfullCthicknessC-CCORRECTCANSWERPartialC=CepidermisCorCdermisCinvolved



FullC=CadiposeCtissueCorCdeeper



HowCdoCyouCtreatCaCpatientCwithCpressureCinjuriesCtoCbothCtrochantersCandCsacrum?C-
CCORRECTCANSWERUseCpressureCredistributionCmattressCorClateralCrotationClowCair-lossCmattress




RoleCofCproteinCinCwoundChealingC-
CCORRECTCANSWERProteinCisCnecessaryCforCformationCforCcollagen,CconnectiveCtissueCthatCisCcritic


alCtoCwoundChealing



RoleCofChydrationCinCwoundChealingC-
CCORRECTCANSWERMaintainsCskinCbarrier,CenablesCepithelialCmigrationCduringCepithelializationCp


haseCofCwoundChealing,CimprovesCperfusionCandCreducesCbloodCviscosity



RoleCofCzincCinCwoundChealingC-
CCORRECTCANSWERCollagenCformation,CproteinCsynthesis,CcellCmembraneCandChostCdefenses




HowCandCwhenCisCaCwoundCcultureCperformed?C-CCORRECTCANSWER-CHow:C5-
secondCswabC(LevineCtechnique--
currentlyCtheCmostCcommonlyCrecommendedCtechnique):CwoundCbedCflushedCwithCnormalCsaline
CtoCremoveCexudateCandCnormalCskinCfloraC(e.g.CstaphCepidermidis);CsterileCswabCmoistenedCwithCs


aline;

one-
squareCcentimeterCareaCofCviableCtissueCswabbedCforC5CsecondsCwithCenoughCforceCtoCproduceCex
udate.CProvidesCorganismCidentificationCandCsensitivityCdata.



PunchCbiopsyCculture:C#3CdermalCpunchCorCsterileCscissorsCusedCtoCobtainCtissueCsampleCthatCisCse
ntCtoClab—

, labCgrindsCtheCsampleCandCmixesCitCwithCdiluentCtoCformCfluidCthatCisCusedCtoCdetermineCcolonyCco
untsCasCwellCasCtoCIDCorganismsCandCsensitivities.



Advantage:CquantitativeCandCqualitativeCdataCsoCcanCuseCtoCdiagnoseCinfection.CDisadvantage:Cmo
reCexpensive;CmanyCnursesCnotCcoveredCtoCdoCthisCtypeCofCculture;CmanyClabsCunableCtoCprocessCt
hisCtypeCofCspecimen



-
CWhen:CwoundsCassociatedCwithCS/SCofCsoftCtissueCinfectionC(erythema,CespeciallyCerythemaCexte


ndingC>2CcmCbeyondCwoundCedge;Cinduration;Cfoul-
smellingCexudate;Cpain);CcleanCwoundsCthatCshowCnoCprogressCinChealingCforC2CconsecutiveCweeksC
despiteCappropriateCmanagementC(quantitativeCcultureCrecommended)CpriorCtoCskinCgraft/flap/pl
acementChumanCskinCequivalent



HowCareCmalignantCwoundsCmanaged?C-
CCORRECTCANSWEROdor,CexudateCcontrol,CandCcontrolCofCbleeding;CstrategiesCshownCinClimitedCst


udiesCtoCbeCbeneficialCinCodorCcontrolCincludeCtopicalCmetronidazole,CmedicalCgradeChoney,Cpolyh
exanide,CandCsilverCdressings.CAnecdotalCreportsCsuggestCthatCDakinCsolutionCmayCalsoCbeCofCbene
fit.



WhatCdoesCtheCBradenCScaleCmeasure?C-
CCORRECTCANSWERSensoryCperception,Cmoisture,Cactivity,Cmobility,Cnutrition,CfrictionCandCshear




LowerCtheCnumber,ChigherCtheCrisk;CscaleCfromC4-23

lessCthanC17C=CriskCforCpressureCulcers



LymphedemaCsymptomsC-
CCORRECTCANSWERTheCaffectedClimb,CinCpartCofCwhole,CisCtypicallyCswollenCandChypertrophied,Cw


ithCthickenedCandCfibroticCskin;CusuallyCpainless,CmayCbeCaccompaniedCbyCepisodesCofClymphangiti
sCandCcellulitis