COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on a culture of safety in skin and wound care for individual patients, caregivers, the health care system and others involved in wound care. Content includes the prevention and treatment of skin and wound care issues. Evidence-based practice guides focused assessments and management approaches. INTENDED AUDIENCE: INTENDED AUDIENCE: The […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the identification/assessment, prevention, and management of wounds due to lower extremity neuropathic disease. Content includes pathophysiology, risk factors, lower extremity clinical findings, and diagnostic testing. An evidence-based practice guideline provides the basis for management approaches to include skin and wound care, patient education, and appropriate referral. INTENDED AUDIENCE: […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the identification/assessment and management of venous ulcers. Content includes pathophysiology, risk factors, lower extremity clinical findings and diagnostic testing. An evidence-based practice guideline provides the basis for management approaches including wound care and the use of compression. INTENDED AUDIENCE: INTENDED AUDIENCE: The non-specialist nurse caregiver (LPN/LVNs, RNs, Advanced […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on building and sustaining a culture of safety in skin and wound care for individual patients, caregivers, the health care system and others involved in wound care. Efficient utilization of resources that lead to optimal care for the patient and risk reduction with cost containment for the health care system […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this presentation is to increase the knowledge of the direct patient care provider (RNs, LPNs, Medics) regarding legal, ethical and reimbursement issues in skin and wound management. INTENDED AUDIENCE: INTENDED AUDIENCE: The non-specialist nurse caregiver (LPN/LVNs, RNs, Advanced Practice) and non-nursing professionals (e.g. PTs, OTs, PAs, Medics) practicing under […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on anatomy and physiology of the skin along with impact of age and comorbidities and their impact on routine skin care with skin health and integrity. INTENDED AUDIENCE: INTENDED AUDIENCE: The non-specialist nurse caregiver (LPN/LVNs, RNs, Advanced Practice) and non-nursing professionals (e.g. PTs, OTs, PAs, Medics) practicing under the […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on setting a goal for wound care, the principles of wound management, and using the TIME model to highlight interventions for wound bed preparation. Indications, contraindications, and methods of debridement are discussed. Identification of infection, culturing technique, and the use of antimicrobial dressings are highlighted. INTENDED AUDIENCE: INTENDED AUDIENCE: […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Emphasis in this offering is an extensive review of types of skin injuries, their prevention and treatment. Skin injuries studied in this course include skin tears, moisture associated skin damage, mechanical skin injuries, surgical site wound infections, pressure injuries and wounds of the lower extremity. INTENDED AUDIENCE: INTENDED AUDIENCE: The non-specialist nurse […]
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