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Wound Care Certification: Exam Prep Course with Practice Test & NSN Access

Program Information

Outline

Assessment
- Anatomy & Physiology of the Skin
- Wound Healing Principles
- Assessment of the Patient with a Wound
- Principle of Wound Management
- Patient & Caregiver Education Principles
- Nutrition Assessment
Treatment
- Principles of Topical Therapy
- Wound Cleansing & Dressing Selection
- Wound Debridement Guidelines
- Wound Infection
- Refractory Wounds
Wounds in Special Populations
- Neonates/Pediatric Patients
- Geriatrics
- Bariatrics
- Spinal Cord Injury
Mechanical Injuries & Top Down Damage
Pressure/Shearing
Prevention of Pressure Injuries & Therapeutic Surfaces
Lower Extremity Wounds
- Venous Insufficiency, Lymphedema
- Arterial Disease
- Neuropathic Disease
- Differential Assessment
- Foot and Nail Care
Special Considerations & Complications
- Infectious Process
- Dermatology Related
- Thermal Wounds
- Traumatic & Surgical Wounds
- Palliative Wounds
- Fistula & Tube Management

Objectives

Assess skin clues regarding wound etiology.
Evaluate patients with compromised nutritional status.
Determine the differences between healing, maintenance, and comfort wound goals.
Analyze bacteria characteristics, loads, and indications for systemic antibiotics.
Prioritize treatment strategies for refractory wounds.
Distinguish between lymphedema, lipedema, and venous insufficiency edema.
Differentiate assessment/treatment for stasis dermatitis, atrophie blanche, lipodermatosclerosis.
Measure level of compression to ankle-brachial index
Establish management guidelines for Stevens-Johnson syndrome & toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Consider the phenomena of Pressure Injuries in the Critically Ill Patient
Specify key considerations in the management of traumatic wounds
Incorporate guidelines for prevention & management of surgical wound complications

Target Audience

Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physical Therapists

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