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Wound Care Nursing Test Questions and AnswersNPIAP Correct Ans-National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel. Provide a staging system used
to describe the severity of pressure injuries.
Eschar Correct Ans-Black scab-like material
Slough Correct Ans-White, yellow dead tissue.
Unstagable ulcer Correct Ans-Ulcer covered with slough or eschar in the base so would
stage is not able to be determined.
Braden Scale Correct Ans-A tool for predicting pressure ulcer risk. The six sub scales are;
sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction/shear. Score of 6-23. Cutoff
score is 18 for most adults. The lower the number the higher the risk.
, Wound Care Nursing Test Questions and Answers
Full-thickness wound Correct Ans-The dermis, epidermis, and subcutaneous tissue are
penetrated; muscle and bone may be involved. Heal by scar formation.
Partial-thickness wound Correct Ans-The dermis and epidermis of the skin are broken.
Heal by re-epithialization.
Inflammatory Phase of wound healing Correct Ans-Starts when the skin is injured for
about 24 hrs of partial-thickness wounds. Main characteristics are skin color changes, heat,
swelling, pain, and loss of function. WBC's, neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, plasma
proteins and mast cells are present.
Neutrophils Correct Ans-A type of white blood cell that engulfs invading microbes and
contributes to the nonspecific defenses of the body against disease.
Macrophages Correct Ans-Found within the lymph nodes, they are phagocytes that
destroy bacteria, cancer cells, and other foreign matter in the lymphatic stream.
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