WOCN Wound Certification – Questions With Solutions
Medicare Part B covers:
A. Hospice Visits
B. Durable Medical Equipment
C. Prescriptions
D. Hospital Visits Right Ans - B. Durable Medical Equipment
Medicare Part B covers durable medical equipment. Medicare Part A covers
hospice and hospitals, and Medicare Part D. Covers prescriptions
When designing and implementing a WOC nurse role, it is important to
A. Practice According to the WOCN Scope and Standards
B. Read the Journal of WOC Nursing
C. Practice in all roles of the WOC nurse
D. Provide annual reports to administration Right Ans - A. Practice
According to the WOCN Scope and Standards
The WOCN Scope and Standards is the foundation to incorporate into the WOC
nursing practice
Completion of an accredited WOCNEP to become a WOC requires
A. Didactic, special project, and passing the final exam
B. Didactic and 40 hours of clinical experience
C. Didactic and acceptance of previous wound experience
D. Didactic and 120 clinical hours with an approved CWOCN preceptor
Right Ans - D. Didactic and 120 clinical hours with an approved CWOCN
preceptor
Requirements to complete a WOCNEP are didactic and 120 clinical hours (40
hours each specialty in wound, ostomy, and continence) with an approved
CWOCN preceptor
As an educator, the WOC nurse is resposible for
A. Providing staff nurse orientation
B. Conducting clinical trials of products
C. Developing protocols and guidelines
D. Collecting data for quality improvement Right Ans - A. Providing staff
nurse orientation
,As an educator, the WOC nurse has the responsibility to provide orientation to
staff nurses. Conducting clinical trials of products and developing guidelines is
an example of the role in research. In the role of a clinician, the WOC nurse is
responsible for quality improvement projects related to the specialty
Data Collection for the WOC nurse should be
A. Purposeful and outcome oriented
B. Filled with everything the WOC nurse does
C. Provided to administration annually
D. Created by the WOC nurse only Right Ans - A. Purposeful and outcome
oriented
Data collection is important to the WOC nurse's practie. It should be
purposeful and outcome oriented to validate the role and position of the WOC
nurse.
As a research consumer, the role of the WOC nurse is:
A. Primary investigator for rigorous research studies
B. Evaluator of WOC patient products
C. Required to show proof of education in research
D. Developer of evidence outside the scope of practice Right Ans - B.
Evaluator of WOC patient products
The WOC nurse can contribute to research by evaluating WOC products
The components of evidence-based practice include all of the following
EXCEPT
A. Appraisal of evidence
B. Systematic research of the literature
C. Integration of the expertise of WOC nurse
D. Work independently of others Right Ans - D. Work independently of
others
The components of evidence based practice do not include working
independently of others
Best practice documents provide which type of evidence?
A. Randomized clinical trials
, B. Expert opinion
C. Quasi-experimental studies
D. Task force reviews Right Ans - B. Expert opinion
Best practice documents level of evidence is from expert opinion
The first program for WOC nursing (previously enterostomal therapy) was
located in:
A. Minneapolis
B. New York City
C. Cleveland
D. Boston Right Ans - C. Cleveland
Cleveland was the first site for the an enterostomal therapy program (WOCN
program)
Name two of the most common roles of the WOC nursing practice in acute
care setting:
A. Clinician and research
B. Clinician and educator
C. Educator and administrator
D. Educator and preceptor Right Ans - B. Clinician and educator
Clinician and educator are the 2 major roles of the WOC nurse in an acute care
setting. The role of consultant is also a major role for the WOC nurse
Which structure of the skin provides the body with photoprotective
properties by absorbing harmful UV light?
A. Melanin
B. Langerhan Cells
C. Odland bodies
D. Stratum lucidum Right Ans - A. Melanin
In addition to being responsible for everyone's unique skin color, melanin also
has photoprotective properties; it can absorb harmful uv light and protect
cells against DNA damage
What is a unique function of the layer of the epidermis known as stratum
basale?
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