Wound Care Certification Practice Flashcards
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Which nutritional marker is MOST sensitive for identifying malnutrition that may impair wound healing?
Answer: Serum prealbumin (transthyretin)
Prealbumin has a short half-life of 2–3 days, making it a more sensitive and responsive marker of recent nutritional status compared to albumin.
A patient has a pressure injury with a wound that cannot be staged because the base is obscured by slough. This is classified as:
Answer: Unstageable pressure injury
When slough or eschar obscures the wound base, the depth — and therefore the stage — cannot be determined, making it unstageable.
Which intervention is MOST effective in reducing peak plantar pressure to prevent diabetic foot ulcer recurrence?
Answer: Total contact casting (TCC)
Total contact casting is the gold standard for offloading diabetic plantar neuropathic ulcers because it is non-removable and redistributes pressure optimally.
Periwound erythema, warmth, induration, and pain extending more than 2 cm from the wound edge BEST describe:
Answer: Cellulitis requiring systemic antibiotics
These classic signs of spreading infection beyond the wound edge define cellulitis, which requires systemic antibiotic treatment.
A patient with a spinal cord injury is at HIGH risk for pressure injuries primarily due to:
Answer: Loss of protective sensation and impaired mobility
Loss of sensory feedback means the patient cannot feel pain from sustained pressure, and impaired mobility prevents spontaneous repositioning.
The BEST evidence-based repositioning schedule to prevent hospital-acquired pressure injuries in a high-risk patient is:
Answer: Every 2 hours with documented position changes
Every-2-hour repositioning with documentation is the standard of care supported by NPUAP/EPUAP guidelines for high-risk patients.
Which type of wound closure is MOST appropriate for a contaminated traumatic wound presenting 18 hours after injury?
Answer: Delayed primary closure
Delayed primary closure (closing after 4–5 days of open observation) reduces infection risk in contaminated wounds presenting beyond the golden period.