Wound Care Course

Course Fee: $349

Wound care is an evidence based course designed for health care professionals working in acute and home care settings. The wound care course includes a lecture discussing wound ethology, assessment and treatment including various wound care dressing selection and use of a Wound VAC.

Wound Care Course

Course Fee: $349

Wound care is an evidence based course designed for health care professionals working in acute and home care settings. The wound care course includes a  lecture discussing wound ethology, assessment and treatment and a lab, which includes various wound care dressing selection and use of a Wound VAC. At the end of the course the participant will be knowledgeable regarding wound identification, assessment, documentation and dressing selection. Wound care education is designed for registered nurses, as well as, licensed vocational nurses who work independently or in partnership with wound care specialists is home health, hospice, nursing homes and hospitals.

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Absolute Advantages of the course

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
American Diabetes Association
National Association for Continence
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPAUP)
Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society

At the completion of the course the participant will be able to effectively and accurately identify, assess, document and treat various wounds including pressure ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, arterial ulcers and diabetic ulcers. The course includes a lab portion, which concentrates on various wound care dressings including the use of negative pressure wound treatment using a wound VAC (vacuum assisted closure). In addition, the participant will be introduced to various wound care and management tools developed by various professional wound care organizations including the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPAUP), the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society and the American Diabetes Association.

What Will I Learn?

Describe the anatomy and physiology of skin including factors necessary for optimal wound healing
Identify various etiologies of wounds, including mechanical, venous, arterial and neurologic
Describe the parameters that are essential in conducting a comprehensive wound assessment including wound measurements and staging
Identify and describe the tissue types that may be visualized in a wound assessment
Differentiate between the terms undermining and tunneling
Describe wound characteristics that influence wound dressing selection
Understand the difference between passive, active and interactive dressings
Introduce the T.I.M.E. Principles of Wound Bed Preparation