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Nursing II Wound Ostomy and Continence test 4 Practice Questions and Answers What is WOCN Society? - ANSWER-Wound Ostomy or Continence When was WOCN Society founded? - ANSWER-In 1968 How many health care professionals are in WOCN society? - ANSWER-4,800 What members are included in the WOCN? -...

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Nursing II Wound Ostomy and Continence

test 4 Practice Questions and Answers


What is WOCN Society? - ANSWER✔✔-Wound Ostomy or Continence


When was WOCN Society founded? - ANSWER✔✔-In 1968


How many health care professionals are in WOCN society? - ANSWER✔✔-4,800


What members are included in the WOCN? - ANSWER✔✔-RNS, who are experts in WOC and food and

nail care


Who are WOC Nurses? - ANSWER✔✔-Formerly known as Enterostomal Therapy (ET) nurses


- Ar RN with BSN or higher degrees


What does a WOC nurse specialize in? - ANSWER✔✔-In the care of patients with wounds, ostomies, or

continence disorders


Expert wound care and Chronic and acute wounds include? - ANSWER✔✔-Neuropathic wounds


Pressure ulcers


Surgical Wounds


Trauma Wounds


Vascular Wounds (Venous, Arterial)


What is the estimated prevalence of pressure ulcers? - ANSWER✔✔-14-17% acute care


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27.3% long-term care


3-10% home health care


What are some requirements for expert wound care? - ANSWER✔✔-Prevention strategies


support surface for pressure redistribution


Complex treatment modalities


Adjunctive therapies = Wound vacs


Types of ostomies - ANSWER✔✔-Colostomy


Urostomy


Ileostomy


Urinary and fecal continent diversions


What teaching needs to be done for expert ostomy care? - ANSWER✔✔-Pre-operative and post-

operative ostomy care


Who decides the site selection for the stoma ? - ANSWER✔✔-The doctor


What needs to be decided for the proper bag? - ANSWER✔✔-Product selection and complex prosthetic

fitting for emptying and changing


Why is it important to change or replace ostomy care bags? - ANSWER✔✔-Prevention and treatment of

periostomal skin irritation and complications


If a new patient get a ostomy place what support do they need? - ANSWER✔✔-Counseling and

psychosocial support for lifestyle and quality of life issues


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Why is skin care important for continence care? - ANSWER✔✔-Prevention and treatment of

incontinence associated to dermatitis = stool and urine and also biofeedback


What does CFCN mean? - ANSWER✔✔-Certified Foot Care Nurses


CFCN nurses have elevated the quality of care for patients in? - ANSWER✔✔-Hospitals


Long-term care facilities


Podiatry offices


Patient's own home


Who can join the WOCN society? - ANSWER✔✔-Any full time student studying to become a RN with

either AS, BSN, or diploma.


Nursing students get 50% off membership fees


What causes skin damage? - ANSWER✔✔-Pressure


How is pressure create? - ANSWER✔✔-Pressure is created when the external surface against the skin

and the person's skeleton compresses soft tissue sufficiently to interrupt circulation to the skin


If circulation is interrupted for a long period what happens? - ANSWER✔✔-Tissue ischemia and tissue

death occur


What is Hypoxia? - ANSWER✔✔-The amount of pressure necessary to compress capillaries. It is blocking

the nutrient supply/removal of waste products varies


What is Ischemia? - ANSWER✔✔-Is the result of deprivation of nutrients and changes in PH due to

wastes products that will eventually lead to tissue damage.



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