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- Examine the anatomy, structure, and function of the skin and underlying tissues.
- Discuss the stages of wound healing and the principles of wound management.
- Identify various wound healing techniques including but not limited to biologic agents, ultrasound, wound vac., and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
- Describe the indications and contraindications for wound debridement.
- Describe chronic disease processes and how they relate to wound management.
- Explain the best treatment options for non-traditional wounds including but not limited to those from: burns, lymphedema and lipedema.
- Identify the effects of psychological state on wound care.
- Describe how to properly measure and document wound characteristics.
- Examine the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to wound healing.
- Discuss legal issues in wound care practice.
- Identify age related changes in the skin as it relates to wound healing and management.
- Define and describe evidence-based practices in wound care and the research-practice gap.
What is an appropriate measure by the healthcare provider to manage a patient's pain when removing a dressing?
What dressing should the healthcare provider use for a cancer patient with an odiferous fungating wound?
What is the best example of a healthcare provider using distraction to manage a patient's pain?
What intervention is most appropriate for the healthcare provider to determine the health goals of a patient with a chronic wound?
What is the best intervention by the healthcare provider for a patient with recurrent venous leg ulcers due to noncompliance with compression therapy?
What should the healthcare provider consider when selecting a topical dressing for a patient's wound?
What topical agent should the healthcare provider utilize to protect the periwound skin from a wound's exudate?
What should a healthcare provider include in their wound assessment when using a hydrocolloid dressing?
What is an appropriate response when a patient asks why Manuka honey is being used on their wound?
What dressing would be most appropriate for a healthcare provider to use on an infected wound?
When applying a negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) dressing to a wound that includes a deep tunnel, what type of dressing should the healthcare provider use in the tunnel?
When performing a negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) dressing on a foot wound, what should the healthcare provider apply over an exposed tendon?
When performing a negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) dressing change on a wound, what would be most appropriate for the healthcare provider to apply to protect the periwound skin from moisture?
What is the appropriate action by the healthcare provider when negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is ordered for a wound with untreated osteomyelitis?
What is one benefit of the healthcare provider using negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with irrigation/instillation?
When discussing the benefits of using a support surface, what should the healthcare provider include?
What does the healthcare provider order when they want to replace an existing mattress with a support surface?
What feature of support surfaces is especially relevant for patients who are diaphoretic?
What criteria should the healthcare provider ensure is met for Medicare coverage of an air fluidized bed?
What is important for the healthcare provider to consider when selecting a support surface for a morbidly obese patient?
What does the healthcare provider suspect when a patient complains of continuous leg pain at rest and in a dependent position?
When inspecting the leg of a patient with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) what does the healthcare provider expect to find?
What should the healthcare provider infer when a patient's ankle brachial index (ABI) is 1.2?
What is the most appropriate topical agent/dressing for a patient with an arterial ulcer that has a dry, stable eschar?
When listening to a patient describe their wound-related pain, what is an indication that the wound is arterial?
What does the healthcare provider include when discussing the healing process of chronic wounds?
When would be the most appropriate time for a healthcare provider to initiate a topical antimicrobial agent on a wound?
What is the anticipated treatment for a client with a new onset of necrotizing fasciitis in the left foot?
What wound should the healthcare provider determine has the highest risk for wound infection?
What information should the healthcare provider include when discussing biofilms?
What does the healthcare provider consider when determining how to prepare a wound bed to optimize healing?
What wound would the healthcare provider determine is appropriate for debridement?
What would a healthcare provider utilize on a wound to provide mechanical debridement?
What change in the wound bed leads the healthcare provider to determine that the chemical debridement agent being utilized is effective?
What is the appropriate action by the healthcare provider when they note dry gangrene on a patient's left second toe?
What does the healthcare provider chart when they find dark brownish red skin discoloration on the lower extremities of a patient with chronic venous insufficiency?
A patient presents with an ulceration on the pretibial area of their right leg that is superficial with an irregular shape, yellow slough in the wound base, and moderate serosanguinous exudate. The healthcare provider determines that this is most likely a(n)
What is the appropriate action when the healthcare provider notes that a patient's lower leg wound seems it might be a mixed arterial-venous ulceration?
What does the healthcare provider infer when obtaining a positive Stemmer sign on a patient with lower extremity edema?
A patient is admitted with uncompensated heart failure, an ejection fracture of 15, chronic venous insufficiency. and a chronic venous ulcer. What is an appropriate treatment for the ulcer?
What does the healthcare practitioner take into consideration when using an evidence-based practice approach for a patient's wound care?
What statement by the healthcare provider utilizes language reflective of evidence-based practice?
What is the advantage of using a PICOT question when searching the literature for evidence?
When developing a PICOT question, the healthcare provider understands that the "P" stands for what term?
What does the stage of a pressure injury tell the healthcare practitioner about the injury?
What stage does the healthcare provider assign to an area on a patient's buttocks that is pink and blanchable?
A patient has an area of deep red/maroon tissue on their right lateral ankle. What stage is the pressure injury?
What should the healthcare provider document when noting a pressure injury on the lower lip of a patient with an endotracheal tube?
What lab value is important to assess when determining a patient's nutritional status for the prevention/treatment of pressure injuries?
What symptom does the healthcare provider determine is an indication of sensory neuropathy?
When the healthcare provider notes hemorrhaging into a callus, what do they anticipate finding?
What assessment findings would a healthcare provider anticipate finding related to the wound of a patient with a neuropathic ulceration?
When providing discharge instructions on foot care for a patient with neuropathy, what should the healthcare provider include?
What would be an indication that a patient has a motor neuropathy?
When assessing a patient with superficial second-degree burns, what layer of skin is most likely involved?
Which of the following burn patients is in need of IV fluid resuscitation according to the total body surface area (TBSA) involved?
What is one reason for the healthcare provider to remove necrotic tissue on a patient with burns?
What is the most appropriate topical treatment for an infected burn wound?
What should the healthcare provider include when discussing the pathology of thermal burns?
What does the healthcare provider suspect when a patient presents with end stage renal disease and a patchy, irregular, dusky area of mottling on their right lower extremity?
What does the healthcare provider suspect when an atypical wound's biopsy reveals calcium within scarred and blocked blood vessels of the skin?
What is one of the most common causes for lower extremity wounds in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
What area should the healthcare provider assess as the most likely area for ulcerations in a client with sickle cell disease?
What etiology should the healthcare provider consider when a patient presents with wounds on the genitalia and perianal areas that were preceded by intense pain in the genitalia?
The healthcare provider conducts a Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) for a patient with a chronic lower extremity wound. What is the correct interpretation for a score of 10?
What amount of daily water should the healthcare provider recommended to maintain hydration and facilitate wound healing in a patient with a lower extremity wound?
What food choice would be best for a patient with a leg ulceration trying to increase zinc in their diet?
What is the healthcare provider's interpretation of a patient's total protein level of 4.5 g/dL?
What lab values will be of most value to the healthcare provider when attempting to determine a patient's protein status?
What is the appropriate intervention by the healthcare provider when pink, cobblestone-like tissue is noted in the base of a full-thickness wound?
What does the healthcare provider infer when noting rolled thick tissue along a wound's margins?
What reference points should the healthcare provider utilize when determining a wound's length?
A patient has two wounds located on the right lower extremity. Wound A is located 2 cm below Wound B. Wound B should be referred to as what type of wound?
What should the healthcare provider document when a narrow tract/channel is noted extending deeper into the body from the center of the wound bed?
What action by a healthcare provider caring for a chronic wound would be considered negligent?
What doctrine might enable a healthcare provider to be held blameless when a mistake is made during an difficult/emergent situation?
What is important to consider when determining the appropriateness of a healthcare provider's documentation during a legal case?
A patient who received wound care files a suit against the facility where their healthcare provider treated them. What should the healthcare provider anticipate occurring next?
When a healthcare provider practicing in the United States assesses patient risk for lymphedema, what patient would they considered to have the highest risk?
A patient with lymphedema presents with observable edema that pits with pressure and resolves with elevation. No fibrotic changes are noted on the patient's skin. What is the patient's stage of lymphedema?
How should the healthcare provider respond when a patient with a congenital impairment of their lymphatic system asks them what causes the swelling (lymphedema) associated with the disease?
What type of compression should be utilized for a patient in the intensive phase of treatment for lymphedema?
What should the healthcare provider assess for when determining whether compression therapy is contraindicated in a patient with lymphedema?
What is the rate of turnover for the epidermal layer of the skin?
What occurs during the inflammatory phase of wound healing?
A patient presents with a scar on their right hand. What does the healthcare provider understand about the scarred skin?
What is important for healthcare providers to remember about the skin of older adults?
What layer of the skin contains adipose cells, blood vessels, and connective tissue?
When the healthcare provider is considering use of a biophysical agent for wound healing, what modality might they be considering?
What biological effects does the healthcare provider hope to incur when using LED light therapy for wound healing?
What should the healthcare provider determine is a contraindication for wound healing with electrical stimulation therapy?
To protect the peri wound skin during negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), what can the healthcare provider utilize?
When considering pulse lavage therapy for a patient, what would the healthcare provider determine is a contraindication?
When the healthcare provider is explaining hyperbaric oxygen therapy, they include that the patient is hyperoxygenated and then submersed to a sub-atmospheric level. This causes what condition?
What type of wound would it be appropriate for the healthcare provider to recommend hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
What wound occurring in a patient with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes would be covered by CMS for hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
What is one of the common complications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
What is the most common timeframe that patients stay at the prescribed Atmospheres Absolute (ATA) below sea level?
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