Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Wound Management
Laurie L. McNichol, Catherine Ratliff, Stephanie Yates · 2nd Edition · ISBN 9781975164591 · Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Complete chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Wound Management (2nd Edition). Includes summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions for all 37 chapters.
Overview
Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Wound Management (2nd Edition) by Laurie L. McNichol, Catherine Ratliff, and Stephanie Yates is the WOCN Society's authoritative reference for wound care specialty practice. This study guide is built to follow it chapter by chapter, so you review in the same order the curriculum teaches — from professional practice and skin anatomy, through wound healing, assessment, and the principles of wound management and topical therapy, into debridement, infection, refractory wounds, and care across neonatal, geriatric, bariatric, and spinal-cord-injured patients, and then pressure injuries, moisture-associated skin damage, lower-extremity venous, arterial, and neuropathic wounds, atypical and oncology-related wounds, and thermal, surgical, and palliative wound care. It pulls out the high-yield assessment criteria, classifications, and management steps you need for certification and course exams. It is an independent, aligned study companion — not the textbook itself and not a reproduction of its content.
Aligned with wound, ostomy, and continence specialty education, supporting WOC nursing certification review (such as the CWCN) and advanced wound-care course exams.
What you'll learn
The major topics this guide walks you through, matched to the textbook's order:
- WOC professional practice
- Skin anatomy and physiology
- Phases of wound healing
- Assessment of the wound
- Topical therapy and dressings
- Wound debridement overview
- Wound-related infections overview
- Pressure injuries and prevention
- Moisture-associated skin damage
- Lower-extremity wounds overview
- Thermal and traumatic wounds
- Surgical and palliative wound care
- Fistula and percutaneous tube care
Need the textbook itself?
Edited by Laurie L. McNichol, Catherine Ratliff, and Stephanie Yates and published by Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, this WOCN Society Core Curriculum on wound management is a recognized authority used in WOC specialty education and certification preparation.
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Chapters covered
Every chapter below is fully covered in the PDF — summary, learning objectives, key terms, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales.
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What exactly do I get?
A printable PDF study guide covering all 37 chapters of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Wound Management (2nd Edition) — chapter summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. One file, lifetime access, no subscription.
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Is this for WOC certification prep?
Yes. It follows the 2nd Edition (ISBN 9781975164591) of the WOCN Society Core Curriculum on wound management and supports specialty course and certification review such as the CWCN.
Is this the textbook?
No. It is an independent study guide aligned to the core curriculum to help you review assessment criteria and management steps.
Does it cover special populations?
Yes. It reviews wound care for neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, bariatric, and spinal-cord-injured patients as covered in the curriculum.
Will it match my edition?
This guide is built around the 2nd Edition. If your class uses a different edition, chapter numbering may shift slightly, but the topics and learning objectives are usually unchanged.
Do I still need the textbook?
The study guide is a companion, not a replacement — it helps you study efficiently and review fast, but you'll still want the textbook for full depth and any assigned readings. You can buy new, rent, or find a used copy through the price links on this page.
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Is this a test bank or copied from the textbook?
No. This is an original study guide written to align with Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Wound Management — summaries, objectives, and practice questions with rationales, not a reproduced publisher test bank or copied text.
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About this study guide
This is an original study guide written to align with the topics and learning objectives covered in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Wound Management (2nd Edition) by Laurie L. McNichol, Catherine Ratliff, Stephanie Yates. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins or the textbook's authors. All summaries, practice questions, and explanations are independently authored.