Best Practices for Skin and Wound Care Management
Course #34410 -
- Participation Instructions
- Review the course material online or in print.
- Complete the course evaluation.
- Review your Transcript to view and print your Certificate of Completion. Your date of completion will be the date (Pacific Time) the course was electronically submitted for credit, with no exceptions. Partial credit is not available.
This course consists of 20 one-hour course video modules which pertain to all areas of skin and wound care management for nursing and other healthcare providers. The course includes anatomy and physiology of the skin, soft tissues and wound healing; skin and wound assessment and staging; bioburden principles and topical agents for wound care; evidenced-based intervention approaches such as debridement, negative pressure therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and nutrition; plan of care with skin and wound management among special populations such as diabetes, burns, lymphedema; and roles and responsibilities of the interdisciplinary wound care team.
- INTRODUCTION
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SKIN AND SOFT TISSUES AND WOUND HEALING
- BIOBURDEN PRINCIPLES OF WOUND CARE
- TOPICAL AGENTS FOR WOUND CARE
- WOUND CARE DEBRIDEMENT PRINCIPLES
- NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY
- BIOPHYSICAL AGENTS
- HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TREATMENT AND WOUND CARE
- EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN WOUND CARE
- ARTERIAL ULCERS AND PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE
- VENOUS ULCERS AND CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY
- PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PRESSURE INJURIES
- THE USE OF SUPPORT SURFACES
- DIABETES AND NEUROPATHIC WOUNDS
- MANAGEMENT OF BURNS
- LYMPHEDEMA AS IT RELATES TO WOUND CARE
- ATYPICAL WOUNDS
- NUTRITION IN WOUND CARE
- PSYCHOSOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS OF WOUNDS AND WOUND HEALING
- WOUND DOCUMENTATION
- LEGAL ISSUES
This course is designed for nurses in all practice settings involved in skin care and wound management.
The purpose of this course is to provide nurses the the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure mastery of essential practices related to the assessment and management of wounds.
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Examine the anatomy, structure, and function of the skin and underlying tissues.
- Discuss the stages of wound healing and the principles of wound management.
- Identify various wound healing techniques including but not limited to biologic agents, ultrasound, wound vac., and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
- Describe the indications and contraindications for wound debridement.
- Describe chronic disease processes and how they relate to wound management.
- Explain the best treatment options for non-traditional wounds including but not limited to those from: burns, lymphedema and lipedema.
- Identify the effects of psychological state on wound care.
- Describe how to properly measure and document wound characteristics.
- Examine the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to wound healing.
- Discuss legal issues in wound care practice.
- Identify age related changes in the skin as it relates to wound healing and management.
- Define and describe evidence-based practices in wound care and the research-practice gap.
Amy Bayliff, PT, MPT, CWS, FAC,
Tara Beuscher, DNP, GCNS-BC, ANP-BC,
Bettina Brown, MPT, MHA, CWS, CLT,
Janette Dietzler-Otte, DNP, RN, CWS, CW,
Judy Gates, MSN, RN, BC, CWS, FACCW,
Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, CWON-AP,
Melania Howell, Melania Howell DNP, RN, AGCNS-BC, CWOCN, DAPWCA,
Stephani Hunt, MSN, RN, WCC, OMS, ONC, CFCN,
April Lumpkins, AGACNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN,
Contributing faculty, Amy Bayliff, PT, MPT, CWS, FAC, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Contributing faculty, Tara Beuscher, DNP, GCNS-BC, ANP-BC, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Contributing faculty, Bettina Brown, MPT, MHA, CWS, CLT, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Contributing faculty, Janette Dietzler-Otte, DNP, RN, CWS, CW, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Contributing faculty, Judy Gates, MSN, RN, BC, CWS, FACCW, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Contributing faculty, Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, CWON-AP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Contributing faculty, Melania Howell, Melania Howell DNP, RN, AGCNS-BC, CWOCN, DAPWCA, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Contributing faculty, Stephani Hunt, MSN, RN, WCC, OMS, ONC, CFCN, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Contributing faculty, April Lumpkins, AGACNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
June Thompson, DrPH, MSN, RN, FAEN
The division planner has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Sarah Campbell
The Director of Development and Academic Affairs has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
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