Wound Care exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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WOCN Wound Care
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WOCN Wound Care
Wound Care exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
List the principles of surgical asepsis and explain the rationale for each principle. - Answer--sterile
object remains sterile only when touched by another sterile object
-place only sterile objects on sterile field
-sterile object or field o...
Partial-thickness wound - Answer✔✔-wounds that heal by primary intention and shallow wounds that
only involve loss of epidermis/dermis
heal by resurfacing of wound with new epidermal cells
Partial-thickness wound repair - Answer✔✔-Inflammatory response-[erythema/edema inc WBC to site].
usually subsides in <24 hrs
Epidermal repair-[epidermal cells migrate across wound]. moist env-heal in ~4days, dry env-heal in 7
days
Dermal repair-[epidermis thickens and anchors to cells]. resumes normal fxn. pink, dry, and fragile skin.
occurs concurrently w/ epidermal repair
Full-thickness wound - Answer✔✔-involve tissue loss and extend to at least
Sub Q layer. can be acute (surgical wound) or chronic (pressure ulcer)
can be healed by primary or secondary intention
Full-thickness wound repair - Answer✔✔-Hemostasis-[controls bleeding]. platelets cause coag and
vasocontriction, and break down and release growth factors (GF initiate entire wound healing process).
DOES NOT occur in wounds healing by secondary intention! (comprimises repair process)
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