In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
DC-RN -- District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CE Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
This program was approved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education Program (CE provider #50-290) CE Broker Course # 20-[Custom_Code]
New Mexico Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This course awards 1.00 contact hours upon successful completion.
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, M.S.N., R.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, M.S.N., R.N. has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.