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Wound Care Practice Exam AndAnswers.
WCC -
\wound care certified
offered through National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy (NAWCO)
PT, PTA, OT, MD, DO, RN, LPN, NP can become
must pass 2 hour exam of 110 questions
certification lasts 5 years
CWS -
\certified wound specialist
offered through American Board of Wound Management
any licensed healthcare professional with a Bachelor's or higher with 3 or more years
experience of clinical wound care experience
must pass a 4 hour exam (65% initial pass rate)
certification lasts 10 years. CWS must take 6 CEU's per year
FACCWS -
\fellow of the American college of certified wound specialists
to become a member you must already be a CWS or other wound care expert
founded in January 2005
patients that need wound care -
\necrotic wounds
wounds with purulent exudate
pasty/salmon pink wounds: chronic proliferation stage
wound without a good epithelial margin
extremity wounds with edema
, nonhealing oncology wounds
wounds not referred to PT -
\acute stage on or stage two pressure ulcers
wounds that are 100% granulating with a good epithelial margin
wounds responding well to conservative nursing treatment
cancer lesions
wound care treatment strategies -
\know when to change approaches (after one approach doesn't work for a week or two)
select correct dressing/modality
avoid making things worse (example: maceration which means softening and
breakdown of skin)
TIME: Tissue viability, Infection/Inflammation, Moisture imbalance, Edge of wound
wound bed prep care cycle
modalities used by a PT -
\whirlpool, pulsed lavage, compression, electric stimulation, sharp debridement,
dressings, vacuum assisted closure (VAC)
whirlpool advantages -
\cleansing of necrotic and odorous wounds
softening of eschar or necrotic tissue
debriding by mechanical action of turbulence
increases blood flow and circulation
contraindications for whirlpool -
\moderate to sever edema
incontinence
acute phlebitis or cellulitis
deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
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