WoundSource Practice Accelerator: Infection Control and Wound Management Knowledge Quiz Test your knowledge based on your learning from the materials provided in the WoundSource Practice Accelerator program on biofilm management.

Biofilms:

Are visible to the naked eye

Are not visible to the naked eye

May or may not be visible to the naked eye

Biofilms are complex multicellular bacterial communities embedded in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substance that arise on mucosal or other exposed surfaces.

True

False

Biofilm formations are found only in wounds.

True

False

Biofilm-associated bacteria do not have different phenotypic characteristics and genetic expression profiles.

True

False

The skin microbiome is:

A skin infection

A colonization of genetic cells

An aggregate of microorganisms that reside on the surface and in deep layers of skin

It is not possible to determine which biofilms protect and which are virulent.

True

False

What are the phases of the bioburden continuum?

Colonization, biofilm, infection

Contamination, colonization, infection

Colonization, critical colonization, infection

Contamination, colonization, critical colonization, infection

Biofilm life cycle has four parts:

Attachment, growth, maturation, detachment

Attachment, growth, detachment, maturation

Attachment, detachment, growth, maturation

Which of the following should be avoided if there is a biofilm present?

Silver nitrate application

Application of skin substitute

Application of ionic silver

Antibiofilm topical agents may include:

Cadexomer iodine, methylene blue, ionic silver

Wet-to-dry gauze

Honey

Biofilm distribution is the same throughout a wound surface.

True

False

Biofilm-based wound care includes (Select all that apply):

Application of skin substitutes

Topical antibiofilm agents

Frequent sharp debridement

A combination of antibacterial biofilm agents

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WoundSource Practice Accelerator:

Biofilms and Wound Management Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge based on your learning from the materials provided in the WoundSource Practice Accelerator program on biofilms and wound management.

WoundSource Practice Accelerator: Biofilms and Wound Management Knowledge Quiz Test your knowledge based on your learning from the materials provided in the WoundSource Practice Accelerator program on biofilms and wound management.

WoundSource Practice Accelerator:

Biofilms and Wound Management Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge based on your learning from the materials provided in the WoundSource Practice Accelerator program on biofilms and wound management.