Pressure Injury/Ulcer Prevention
Certificates
Georgia Nursing Home Administrators Board
Course approved by the Georgia Nursing Home Administrators Board.
Provider # 50-290
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Course approved by the Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators.
Provider # 50-290
NHA/RCAL
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Non-Licensed Direct Care (DSP, HHA, CNA, DCW, PCA, IHA, NA)
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO1729963
California Department of Public Health (CNA)
Relias, LLC is an approved provider of continuing education by the California Department of Public Health, Provider # NAC7001.
The certificate must be retained by the licensee for a period of four (4) years after the course is completed.
This learning activity meets the definition of *** ONLINE *** CEUs. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Pennsylvania Personal Care Home Administrators
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
California Nursing Home Administrator Program - P type
This educational offering is approved by the California Nursing Home Administrator Program (NHAP) as a Patient Care/Aging ("P" credit) course. Provider # CEP 1701; Course Approval # 1701001-6951/P. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Oregon Department of Human Services
This course is approved as continuing education by the Oregon Department of Human Services in accordance with state regulation 411-057-0140 for Assisted Living Administrators, Residential Care facility Administrators and Memory Care Communities within the State of Oregon. This activity is approved by Oregon Department of Human Services for 1.00 contact hours.
Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals
This program is approved for 1.00 hours by the Dietary Managers Association. Approval code 163016.
National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (RCAL)
This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 1.00 clock hours. If you have any feedback regarding the NAB approved continuing education programs, send your email to the following address: [email protected]
National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NHA)
This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 1.00 clock hours. If you have any feedback regarding the NAB approved continuing education programs, send your email to the following address: [email protected]
Course Details
Explain how a pressure injury occurs.
Identify the body sites where pressure injuries are most likely to develop.
Distinguish between the different stages of pressure injuries.
Describe factors that increase a persons risk for developing a pressure injury.
Apply the most important elements for pressure injury prevention in practice.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction A. About This Course B. Learning Objectives Section 2: Pressure Injury A. Meet Henry B. What’s in a Name? C. How Does Injury Occur? D. Pressure E. Shear F. Pressure Injury Sites G. Review H. Summary Section 3: Pressure Injury Staging A. Skin Layers B. The Four Stages of Pressure Injuries C. Stage 1 D. Stage 2 E. Stage 3 F. Stage 4 G. Unstageable Pressure Injury H. Deep Tissue Pressure Injury I. Review J. Summary Section 4: At Risk A. Who is at Risk? B. Internal Risk Factors C. External Risk Factors D. Assessment of Risk E. Review F. Summary Section 5: Preventing Pressure Injuries A. T-N-T B. T-Turning C. N-Nutrition D. T- Toileting E. Pressure Relief F. Skin Care G. Physical Activity H. Review I. Summary Section 6: Conclusion A. Summary B. Course Contributor C. Resources D. References E. Congratulations
Jennifer W. Burks, R.N., M.S.N. has over 25 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.”
Disclosure: Jennifer W. Burks, R.N., M.S.N. has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
The target audience for this course is: Administrators; Entry level Direct Care Workers; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
F686
G149
L543
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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