Description
FN104 – Foot and Nail Care in Patients with Lower Extremity Disease
The purpose of this activity is to enable the nurse at a basic to advanced practitioner level to identify and describe nursing care issues of lower extremity vascular disease..
Following this presentation, the participant will be able to:
Discuss normal lower extremity vascular anatomy and physiology.
Identify physical assessment of lower extremities.
Identify pathological processes of the arterial, venous, and lymph systems.
Discuss management of vascular insufficiencies.
Describe presentations of cellulitis, allergic contact dermatitis, and atypical presentations.
This content is delivered as an enduring material activity which is provider-directed, learner-paced and consists of handouts and test questions. The participant must complete all learning activities including an assessment quiz with a passing score of 80% and the course evaluation. Following completion of these materials, the participant is able to print the certificate of completion.
Presenter:
Debra Netsch, DNP, ARNP, CNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN
1.0 contact hour awarded.
WEB WOC Continuing Education Program is accredited as a provider of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The presenter and planning committee reported no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests related to this content. They further disclosed that no off-label/unapproved uses of drugs and/or devices are discussed in this presentation.
Acknowledgement is given to the following development team for this 1 hour continuing education offering: Sheila Howes-Trammel MSN, APRN, CNP, FNP-BC, CWCN, CCCN, CFCN; Debra Netsch, DNP, APRN, CNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN; Bonnie Sue Rolstad, MS, RN, CWOCN; Joshua Rolstad, BS
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