Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) Study Guide

Exam Details

This is a Computer Based Test
You will have 3 hours to take the test.
The exam consists of 200, multiple choice questions.
You can expect to pay up to $600 in fees for this exam.
The exam will cover 7 areas.

Exam Content

7% Anatomy
13% General
20% Diagnosis
4% Psychosocial
17% Physiology
17% Pathophysiology
22% Therapeutics

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Comprehensive Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) Study Guide

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Anatomy and Physiology of the Skin
Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
Arterial Insufficiency
Assessment for Pain
Assessment of Lower Extremities
Assessment of Pressure Ulcers
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Braden Scale
Charcot's Arthropathy (Charcot's foot)
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
Classification of Wounds
Control Risk Factor
Debridement
Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Diagnostic Testing
Different Types of Pain
Dressings
Epidermis

Extremity Neuropathic Disease (LEND)
Intermittent Pneumatic (Dynamic) Compression (IPC)
Management of Nutritional Factors
Measures to Reduce Ulcers
Minimize Risk of Infection
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
Nutritional Assessment
Other Types of Wounds
Patient Goals and Factors Affecting Care
Perfusion
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
Pharmacologic Treatment
Static Compression Therapy
Toe-Brachial Index (TBI)
Traumatic Wounds
Treatment for Atypical Ulcerations
Triceps Skinfold Thickness (TST)
Types of Edema
Wagner Ulcer Classification System
Wound Culture

And a LOT more ...