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WOUND CARE WCEI QUES TIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A + BY
EXPERTS
Question: What is an Acute wound?
Correct answer: Disruption in the integrity of the skin and
underlying tissues in which healing progresses in timely
and uncomplicated manner: Surgical/trauma
Question: What is medical battery?
Correct answer: A failure to obtain informed consent
before providing services to a patient even if services are in the patient's best interest and follow standards or practice
Question: What is non-adherence?
Correct answer: When a patient does not comply with or
adhere to interventions that the healthcare provider deems necessary
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Question: What are some recommended interventions
when dealing with a non-adherent patient?
Correct answer: Set up mutually compatible goals.
Negotiate treatment plan w/pt. Discuss any problems the pt is having w/the plan. Make complex plans easier to understand and follow.
Question: What is a standard of care?
Correct answer: Measures of care established by
professional organization that are generally accepted by the profession.
Question: What is a recalcitrant wound?
Correct answer: A wound that fails to respond to
interventions after 2-4 weeks despite multiple interventions.
Question: What is a chronic wound?
Correct answer: A wound that has failed to proceed
orderly through the healing process Examples: Pressure
injury, venous ulcer
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Question: Describe the structure of the Dermis.
Correct answer: Thick, dense, Fibroelastic, connective
tissue that is highly vascularized.
Question: What is the function of the epidermis
Correct answer: Provide a barrier against toxic substances
and microorganisms, prevent water loss, and repel water.
Question: What is the function of the mast cell
Correct answer: Use histamine and heparin to assist with
blood clotting.
Question: What is the function of Langerhans cells
Correct answer: Are the first line of defense against
environmental antigens by capturing, uptaking, and processing antigens that stimulate an immune response.
Question: What cells are located in the epidermis?
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Correct answer: keratinocytes, melanocytes, langerhans
cells, merkel cells
Question: What structure are found in the reticular layer
of the dermis?
Correct answer: Nerves, Sweat glands, sebaceous glands,
and hair follicles.
Question: What is the function of a platelet?
Correct answer: Form a platelet plug as part of the
clotting process
Question: What is the difference between constitutive and
facultative skin color
Correct answer: The amount of melanin in the skin before
exposure to UV radiation and hormones (constitutive) vs the amount after exposure to UV radiation and hormones (facultative)