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Which of the following statements accurately reflects the history
of the WOC Nursing Specialty? - correct answers ✅✅Patient
consumers began the specialty
An ESSENTIAL component of a WOC Nursing Practice is: - correct
answers ✅✅Implements, coordinates, and evaluates specialty
care.
A certificate of completion is issued upon successful completion of
a Program. Certification in WOC Nursing is accomplished once the
learner has passed exams given by the: - correct answers
✅✅WOCNCB® (Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification
Board).
When a learner graduates from a WOCN® accredited nursing
education program (i.e. WEB WOC), and successfully passes all
scopes of practice certification exams from the WOCNCB, the
correct abbreviation for the specialist is? - correct answers
✅✅CWOCN.
Trends in WOC Nursing Care include which of the following: -
correct answers ✅✅Safety in patient care, access, and outcomes
research.
The highest level of evidence comes from which of the following
sources? - correct answers ✅✅Randomized clinical trials.
,WebWoc Sem580 Exam Question And
Answer 2025
Which of the following statements about Clinical Practice
Guidelines is TRUE? - correct answers ✅✅Clinical guidelines are
derived from the current literature and summarize state of the art
care for specific healthcare issues.
What are the major layers of the skin? - correct answers
✅✅Epidermis & dermis
What is the primary function of intact skin? - correct answers
✅✅Protective barrier.
What is the benefit in the skin maintaining an acid mantle (pH
4.5-6.5)? - correct answers ✅✅Retards growth of skin pathogens.
How does age alter the skin's epidermal turnover or process of
differentiation? - correct answers ✅✅Prolongs the rate of cell
turnover (>28 days).
Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal
building blocks) and elastin (tensile strength)? - correct answers
✅✅Fibroblasts
Structures of the dermis include: - correct answers ✅✅Collagen,
elastin proteins, hair follicles, sweat (sebaceous) glands.
, WebWoc Sem580 Exam Question And
Answer 2025
The functions of the hypodermis (subcutaneous tissue) include: -
correct answers ✅✅Cushions, insulates and adds to the mobility
of the skin over underlying structures.
Which layer of soft tissue is most vulnerable to pressure over a
bony prominence? - correct answers ✅✅Muscle.
Diabetes causes increased risk for skin: - correct answers
✅✅Bacterial and fungal infections.
What is the definition of MASD? - correct answers ✅✅Skin
damage caused by prolonged exposure to various sources of
moisture.
MASD (Moisture Associated Skin Damage) affects what part of the
skin or cell function? - correct answers ✅✅Epidermis and/or
dermis.
How does MASD alter the acid mantle of the skin? - correct
answers ✅✅Increases TEWL (transepidermal water loss).
What is the primary risk factor associated with ITD (intertriginous
dermatitis)? - correct answers ✅✅Obesity
What is the primary risk factor associated with Peristomal MASD?
- correct answers ✅✅Pouching system leakage