Wound Care Certification Exam Wound Care Certification Practice 5

Question 1

Which bacteria is MOST commonly isolated from infected diabetic foot ulcers in patients with no prior antibiotic exposure?

Accepted Answer

Staphylococcus aureus

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

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Bacteroides fragilis

Question 2

A wound culture is obtained by the Levine technique. This involves:

Accepted Answer

Rotating a swab with 10 seconds of pressure over 1 cm² of clean wound tissue

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Swabbing exudate directly from the wound surface

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Aspirating wound fluid with a needle and syringe

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Taking a punch biopsy of wound tissue

Question 3

When documenting wound measurements, the MOST clinically consistent method for measuring wound length and width is:

Accepted Answer

Head-to-toe axis by side-to-side axis regardless of wound shape

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Longest axis by shortest axis perpendicular to it

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Area calculated by tracing on acetate

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Measuring at the widest visible point in any direction

Question 4

A patient with a chronic venous leg ulcer has lipodermatosclerosis of the lower leg. This finding indicates:

Accepted Answer

Chronic venous hypertension causing fibrosis of subcutaneous tissue

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Acute deep vein thrombosis

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Arterial insufficiency with calcified vessels

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Lymphedema with pitting edema

Question 5

Which factor in the local wound environment MOST directly impairs oxygen delivery to healing tissue?

Accepted Answer

Wound edema increasing interstitial fluid pressure

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Elevated wound pH above 8.0

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Excess fibrin slough on the wound surface

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Hypergranulation tissue formation

Question 6

A wound care specialist documents 'epithelialization at 30% of wound surface.' This finding indicates the wound is in which phase of healing?

Accepted Answer

Proliferative phase

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Inflammatory phase

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Hemostasis phase

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Remodeling phase

Question 7

Which seating surface characteristic is MOST important when selecting a wheelchair cushion to prevent ischial pressure injuries?

Accepted Answer

Pressure redistribution capacity confirmed by pressure mapping

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Cushion color and aesthetics

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Cushion weight for transport ease

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Waterproof cover for incontinence management