Arterial and Venous Wounds

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Assessing Venous and Arterial Ulcers

Glenda’s Story

Etiology and Pathophysiology of Venous Ulcers

Etiology and Pathophysiology of Arterial Ulcers

Assessment of Lower Extremity Ulcers

Characteristics of Venous Ulcers

Characteristics of Arterial Ulcers

Diagnostics

Section 3: Treatment

Treatment of Lower Extremity Ulcers

Treatment of Venous Ulcers

Treatment of Arterial Ulcers

Interprofessional Roles in Ulcer Healing

Section 4: Clinical Vignette

Chip’s Story

Section 5: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Sooa Devereaux, MSN, RN, has a long history of professional development experience within the hospital setting. She has taught in pre-licensure nursing programs and has mentored many nurses, both new graduate and experienced, throughout her career as a nurse educator. Sooa is a Lead SME Writer at Relias and holds an MSN in Nursing Education.

Disclosure: Sooa Devereaux, MSN, RN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Jennifer Moore, RN-BC, CDP, WCC started working in the senior care industry in 2000. She is a certified Gerontological Nurse, a Certified Dementia Practitioner, and Wound Care Certified. She has held positions including MDS Coordinator, Director of Nursing, Medicare Nurse Coordinator, Nurse Consultant, Area Manager, and Director of Quality Assurance. Her overall responsibility within each of these positions was to ensure residents received the highest quality of care. This included active participation in quality improvement initiatives, review of clinical records to identify areas of weakness, corroboration with the medical director to institute policies and procedures for resident care, and staff education/training. Additionally, she was responsible for maintaining an effective compliance program under a Quality of Care Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Office of Inspector General for a period of five years. She currently serves as the Director of Curriculum Design & Research for Relias. Within this position, her responsibility is to oversee the development of online training modules across the healthcare continuum. She has served as the subject matter expert for courses on re-hospitalization, clinical skill reviews, leadership, management, and various OSHA and regulatory compliance topics. In addition, she has presented at various state conferences on mandatory compliance, quality assessment and assurance (QA&A), and quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI).  Disclosure: Jennifer Moore, RN-BC, CDP, WCC has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.