About Wound Care: Identification and Assessment
Certificates
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Relias, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Course Details
Discuss the 3 primary layers and key functions of the skin.
Distinguish between the different stages of pressure injuries.
Differentiate between arterial, venous stasis, pressure, and neuropathic ulcers.
Describe the criteria to include in wound assessment, including proper measurement.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Skin Layers and Key Functions
Primary Layers
The Epidermis
The Dermis
The Hypodermis
Key Functions
Review
Summary
Section 3: Stages and Types of Wounds and Skin Ulcers
Staging of Pressure Injuries
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Unstageable Pressure Injury
Deep Tissue Pressure Injury
Review
Types of Wounds
The Differences Between Arterial and Venous Ulcers
Arterial
Venous
CEAP
Pressure Injury
Neuropathic
Review
Summary
Section 4: Wound Assessment
Key Factors of Wound Assessment
The Assessment
Measure
Exudate
Appearance
Suffering
Undermining
Reevaluate
Edge
Infection
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Congratulations
Jennifer W. Burks, R.N., M.S.N. 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. She has over 25 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. 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: Nurses; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
F684, F686
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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