CWCA Wound Bed Preparation 2

Question 1

Biofilm in a chronic wound is best described as:

Accepted Answer

An organized bacterial community protected by a polymeric matrix

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A single layer of planktonic bacteria on the wound surface

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Dried exudate coating the wound perimeter

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Necrotic tissue acting as a bacterial reservoir

Question 2

Which debridement method relies on the body's own endogenous enzymes and white blood cells to liquefy necrotic tissue?

Accepted Answer

Autolytic debridement

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Sharp debridement

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Mechanical debridement

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Enzymatic debridement

Question 3

Healthy granulation tissue ready for wound bed closure appears as:

Accepted Answer

Bright beefy red, moist, and granular

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Yellow and stringy with minimal vascularity

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Dark purple or maroon and friable

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White and fibrous with dense collagen bundles

Question 4

The 'I' component of the TIME framework in wound bed preparation addresses:

Accepted Answer

Infection and inflammation control

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Irrigation frequency and technique

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Intravenous antibiotic administration

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Incision site management

Question 5

Critical colonization in a wound differs from overt infection primarily because:

Accepted Answer

The bacterial load impairs healing without classic systemic infection signs

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Critical colonization involves no bacteria whatsoever

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Critical colonization always requires systemic antibiotics

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Overt infection shows no host inflammatory response

Question 6

Wound irrigation pressure used during wound bed preparation should ideally fall within which range?

Accepted Answer

4–15 psi

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1–4 psi

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15–25 psi

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Greater than 25 psi

Question 7

In wound bed preparation, the Edge of wound component focuses most directly on:

Accepted Answer

Ensuring wound margins are migrating and free from barriers to epithelialization

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Debridement of necrotic central tissue

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Controlling periwound maceration with absorbent dressings

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Measuring wound dimensions for documentation