WCC practice exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
Evidence-based wound care helps ensure - Correct Answer
✅Quality and effectiveness in wound care
What is a standard of care? - Correct Answer ✅Actions any
reasonable and prudent practitioner would take under similar
circumstances
The use of an interprofessional wound team has been shown
to: - Correct Answer ✅Improve clinical outcomes
You are working with a new patient who is demonstrating
non-adherence with the treatment regimen. What is the FIRST
step you should take? - Correct Answer ✅Talk to the
patient about the reasons they are not adhering to the plan.
When does epithelial resurfacing of the incision occur after
surgery? - Correct Answer ✅Within 2-3 days
A patient presents with painful small blisters that form along
the affected dermatome on either the left or right side of the
body with crusts that fall off in 2-3 weeks. What is the most
,WCC practice exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
likely etiology of these wound symptoms? - Correct Answer
✅Herpes zoster
Which treatments are indicated for shingles? - Correct
Answer ✅Calamine lotion, oatmeal bath, and anti-viral
medications
How often should wound care competency for staff occur, at
a minimum? - Correct Answer ✅Every year
What is your FIRST course of action if a provider orders an
inappropriate wound treatment? - Correct Answer
✅Discuss your concern with the provider and give the
rationale for your opinion.
All of the following are effective patient education techniques
EXCEPT: - Correct Answer ✅Use medical terminology.
What function of the skin does the acid mantle provide? -
Correct Answer ✅Protection
, WCC practice exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
One function of the skin is to produce which vitamin? -
Correct Answer ✅Vitamin D
What function of the skin does vasoconstriction and
vasodilation provide? - Correct Answer ✅Thermoregulation
What is the pH range of the skin's acid mantle? - Correct
Answer ✅4-6.8
Which skin cell provides protection from harmful UV
radiation? - Correct Answer ✅Melanocyte
How many layers does the epidermis contain? - Correct
Answer ✅5
Bleeding in a wound indicates tissue trauma goes down to at
least which layer? - Correct Answer ✅Dermis
What is a function of the extracellular matrix in the dermis? -
Correct Answer ✅Provides structural support for cells
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