Conquer the CWCN-AP Exam: Study Guide for the Certified Wound Care Nurse–Advanced Practice Exam Covering Wound Assessment, Treatment, Clinical Decision-Making, Patient Care, and Professional Practice

Conquer the CWCN-AP Exam provides a comprehensive review for candidates preparing for the Certified Wound Care Nurse–Advanced Practice Exam. The guide covers comprehensive health history, wound healing and tissue repair, wound and periwound assessment, wound classification and etiology, lower-extremity assessment, neurologic and foot assessment, infection and cultures, vascular diagnostic studies, laboratory and imaging studies, biopsy, differential diagnosis, pressure injuries, arterial and venous ulcers, neuropathic and diabetic foot ulcers, surgical and traumatic wounds, moisture-associated skin damage, skin tears, and adhesive-related injuries.

Treatment-focused chapters address wound-bed preparation and debridement, cleansing and irrigation, moisture and exudate management, dressings and product selection, topical antimicrobials, systemic antibiotics, negative-pressure wound therapy, advanced wound therapies, pain management, nutrition and hydration, pressure redistribution, compression therapy, nonhealing wounds, atypical and autoimmune wounds, postoperative complications, burns, malignant and fungating wounds, palliative wound care, and advanced professional practice. The guide concludes with a Knowledge Check.