Wound Care Certification Exam Wound Care Certification Wound Assessment and Staging 3

Question 1

Which finding on wound assessment indicates the wound is in the proliferative phase of healing?

Accepted Answer

Bright red granulation tissue filling the wound bed

Answer

Presence of fibrin slough covering 50% of the wound bed

Answer

Eschar covering the wound base

Answer

Wound edges rolled under (epibole)

Question 2

A wound is 4 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 2 cm deep. What is the wound volume using the length × width × depth calculation?

Accepted Answer

24 cm³

Answer

12 cm³

Answer

9 cm³

Answer

14 cm³

Question 3

Epibole (rolled wound edges) indicates which healing problem?

Accepted Answer

Epithelial cells rolling inward preventing resurfacing

Answer

Wound infection preventing closure

Answer

Excessive granulation tissue overgrowth

Answer

Deep tissue destruction progressing outward

Question 4

When assessing a venous leg ulcer, which finding is most characteristic and expected?

Accepted Answer

Irregular wound margins with moderate to heavy exudate

Answer

Pale wound bed with minimal exudate

Answer

Deep wound with exposed tendon

Answer

Punched-out appearance with regular borders

Question 5

Which assessment finding best differentiates an arterial ulcer from a venous ulcer?

Accepted Answer

Pale wound bed with minimal drainage and painful

Answer

Location on the lower extremity

Answer

Presence of wound exudate

Answer

Irregular wound edges with hyperpigmentation

Question 6

What does a positive probe-to-bone test indicate in a diabetic foot wound assessment?

Accepted Answer

High likelihood of osteomyelitis

Answer

Wound depth extends to subcutaneous tissue

Answer

Presence of biofilm in the wound

Answer

Neuropathy affecting wound healing

Question 7

Which term describes new pink/purple tissue growing across a wound surface from the edges toward the center?

Accepted Answer

Epithelialization

Answer

Granulation

Answer

Fibrinolysis

Answer

Contraction