CWCA Exam Practice | 55 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024
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A solid skin barrier wafer with a pouch is applied to a copiously draining wound, but the skin beneath the
wafer has become denuded. The BEST initial solution is to: - Apply a skin barrier powder to the
denuded skin under the wafer
During the phases of healing, which cell is responsible for begi...
CWCA Exam Practice | 55 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024 A solid skin barrier wafer with a pouch is applied to a copiously draining wound, but the skin beneath the wafer has become denuded. The BEST initial solution is to: - ✔✔Apply a skin barrier powder to the denuded skin under the wafer During the phases of healing, which cell is responsible for beginning angiogenesis? - ✔✔Fibroblasts A patient has a wound on the right hip with tunneling and fistulae. Which of the following is MOST indicative of an abscess formation? - ✔✔Erythematous, painful swollen area 3cm from wound perimeter Which of the following laboratory tests is the most effective to monitor acute changes in nutritional status? - ✔✔Prealbumin The best canidate for hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a patient with: - ✔✔chronic diabetic ulcers (Wagner 3 Classification), refractory to standard treatment On the eighth day of wound care, granulation tissue is evident about the wound perimeter, and the wound is beginning to contract. The wound is in which phase? - ✔✔Proliferation When calculating the ABI, if the ankle systolic prressure is 90 and the brachial systolic pressure is 120, what is the ABI? - ✔✔.75 Which of the following wound irrigation devices will provide approximately 8 PSI in irrigant pressure to the wound surface? - ✔✔35mL syringe with 19 gauge angiocath According to the Modified Wagner Foot Ulcer Classification system, a full thickness ulcer that extends to the tendon or joint, but without abscess or osteomyelitis is classified as: - ✔✔Grade 2 The sutures of a scalp wound are usually removed after about: - ✔✔10 days When doing the nylon monofilament test, how many test sites should be used? - ✔✔10 A chronic ulcer resulting from peripheral vascular insufficiency may remain in which stage of healing for prolonged periods? - ✔✔Inflammation A patient has second and third degree burns on 30% of the body and is in severe pain. Which method of debridement is most indicated. - ✔✔Surgical debredement Which method of mechanical debridement may cause damage to granulation tissue and is generally contraindicated? - ✔✔Wet to dry dressings Which of the following is contraindication to negative pressure wound therapy? - ✔✔Wound Malignancy Becaplermin (Regranex) gel, a growth factor, is indicated for which type of wound? - ✔✔Diabetic ulcer Which of the following types of dressing is indicated for treatment of a full thickness infected wound with large amounts of exudate? - ✔✔alginate Which NPIAP stage is a pressure ulcer characterized by deep full thickness ulceration that exposes subcutaneous tissue with possible presence of slough, tunneling, and undermining without visibility of underlying muscle, tendon, or bone? - ✔✔Stage 3 When assessing for capillary refill time, arterial occlusion is indicated with refill time of: - ✔✔>2-3 seconds Burns to the hands that extend through the dermis with sloughing of outer layers of skin and extensive blistering are classified as: - ✔✔Second Degree
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