During wound healing, which phase is characterized by fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis?
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Question · Easy
Which wound-healing phase is characterized by neutrophil and macrophage activity that clears debris and microbes?
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Which growth factor is PRIMARILY responsible for stimulating angiogenesis in a healing wound?
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The TIME wound assessment framework stands for which four components?
When documenting wound dimensions using the MEASURE framework, the 'U' stands for?
A clinician measures wound length as 4 cm, width as 3 cm, and depth as 2 cm. Using the L×W×D formula, the wound volume is:
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According to NPIAP staging, a pressure injury where the dermis is partially lost and a shallow open ulcer with a red-pink wound bed is present is classified as:
An unstageable pressure injury is defined as:
A Deep Tissue Pressure Injury (DTPI) characteristically presents as:
The Braden Scale assesses pressure injury risk using six subscales. Which combination of subscales is CORRECT?
Assessment: Skin & Tissue Foundations
1.1 Skin Anatomy, Physiology, and Barrier Function
A Braden Scale total score of 15 indicates which risk category?
What is the best way to set a repositioning schedule for a patient at high risk for pressure injury?
Which support surface is classified as a reactive (static) device rather than an active (alternating pressure) device?
Why is a total contact cast effective for offloading an appropriate neuropathic plantar diabetic foot ulcer?
Treatment
1.2 Phases of Wound Healing & Cellular Events
How can a prefabricated knee-high walker be used as a non-removable offloading device for an appropriate plantar diabetic foot ulcer?
An ankle-brachial index (ABI) of 0.55 indicates:
Compression therapy is CONTRAINDICATED in a patient with a venous leg ulcer when the ABI is:
High-compression therapy (40 mmHg at the ankle) is the FIRST-LINE treatment for which wound type?
1.3 Acute vs. Chronic Wounds & Etiology Classification
Which wound characteristic distinguishes an arterial ulcer from a venous ulcer?
The IDSA classification for a DFU with >2 cm cellulitis extending from wound edges, fever (38.3°C), and WBC 14,000 is:
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According to IWGDF guidance, what is the first-choice offloading approach for a neuropathic plantar forefoot or midfoot ulcer when no contraindication exists?
Which debridement method is MOST appropriate for removing thick adherent eschar from a stable heel wound in a patient with critical limb ischemia?
1.4 TIME and MEASURE Assessment Frameworks
Collagenase is an example of which debridement type?
A clinician selects a hydrocolloid dressing for a clean, shallow wound with light exudate. The primary rationale is to:
Which dressing is MOST appropriate for a highly exudating venous leg ulcer with macerated periwound skin?
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is MOST indicated for which wound type?
1.5 Wound Bed Tissue Types & Periwound Assessment
Which negative-pressure setting is a common traditional starting point for many adult wounds when compatible with the device instructions and patient factors?
The NERDS criteria are used to identify which wound condition?
STONEES criteria for identifying deep wound infection include all of the following EXCEPT:
Biofilm in a chronic wound is BEST managed with which approach?
1.6 Pain Assessment: Scales, Wound Pain Types, and Procedural Analgesia
A superficial partial-thickness burn appears as:
Using the Rule of Nines, what percentage TBSA is affected in an adult with burns covering the entire right arm and anterior trunk?
First aid for a thermal burn includes which PRIORITY action?
A surgical incision that reopens along its entire length due to tissue failure 7 days post-operatively is BEST described as:
1.7 Psychosocial History, Cognitive Status, and Functional Assessment
When evisceration occurs at a bedside assessment, the IMMEDIATE nursing action is to:
An enterocutaneous fistula is defined as an abnormal connection between:
Lymphedema management follows the Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT) protocol, which includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Palliative wound care PRIMARILY focuses on:
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