Course Code: REL-ACU-0-WCACP
Hours: 2.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028
Learning Objectives:
Identify key elements of patient health history, including specific factors related to wound healing.
Describe normal wound and skin features and stages of healing, further contributing to accurate wound assessment.
Interpret assessment findings and diagnostic results to create a patient-focused care plan for wound management.
Discuss how to evaluate care plans over time, using ongoing assessments and adjusting the plan as needed.
Outline:
Section 1: Comprehensive Health History
Introduction
Setting Patient and Caregiver Goals
Knowledge Check
Comprehensive Health History
Factors Contributing to Wound Formation or Nonhealing
Knowledge Check
Section 2: Skin and Wound Characteristics and Assessment
Characteristics of Normal Skin
Mechanisms of Wound Healing and Closure
Elements of Wound Assessment and Documentation
Wound Infections
Knowledge Check
Section 3: Common Wound Etiologies
Wound Etiologies
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Neuropathic Wounds
Pressure Injuries
Skin Tears
Burns
Autoimmune, Dermatologic, and Malignant Wounds
Knowledge Check
Section 4: Evaluation and Revision of the Plan of Care
Wound Reassessment
The Patient Response
Knowledge Check
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Heather Lee, BSN, RN, CWCN
Heather Lee, BSN, RN, CWCN is a nurse of 20 years who is passionate about wound and ostomy care. On a typical day, Heather can be found providing direct wound and ostomy patient care, mentoring nurses new to these specialties, and writing wound and ostomy-related content. When she’s not writing, she enjoys exploring the outdoors around her home in the Lake Tahoe area.
Writer: Sooa Devereaux, MSN, RN
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.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nursing Personnel; in the following settings: Ambulatory Care, Clinics: Primary Care, Clinics: Rural Health, Hospitals: Acute, Hospitals: Critical Access (CAHs).
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.