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Module 1: Wound Care Certification
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Fully prepare to pass the wound care certification exam and get certified! This comprehensive, proven wound care certification prep course offers the knowledge needed to pass the CWCN, CWS and WCC exams.
- Skin and Wound Assessment
- Dressing and Treatment Options
- Wound Care in Special Populations
- Mechanical Injuries & Top Down Damage
- Prevention of Pressure Injuries & Therapeutic Surfaces
- Lower Extremity Wounds
- Complications & Special Considerations
This unique presentation includes pictures and case scenarios that will make this information “stick” in your memory. You will learn about the latest wound assessment principles along with strategies for proper assessment in various clinical settings. Understand how to differentiate etiology, complications and symptoms of wound stagnation by clinical presentation. Gain the ability to critically analyze multiple treatment options for each type of wound presentation. You’ll also get valuable test-taking strategies and tips that are certain to aid in your quest for success on the wound care certification exam!
Kim Saunders, MSN/ED, RN, CWON®, CFCN, WOC Consulting, LLC
Kim Saunders, MSN/ED, RN, CWON®, CFCN, has extensive experiences as a wound, ostomy, and continence nurse across a variety of settings, including acute care, hospice, home health and skilled nursing facilities. As a respected expert in her field, Kim evolved her practice to be able to more fully share her insights as co-owner of WOC Consulting, LLC. In this role, she consults with healthcare systems on a variety of challenges that develop related to wound, ostomy, and incontinence-associated dermatitis. Some of the special projects her knowledge has been sought for include: guiding standardization of wound care formularies and pressure-relieving device selections, as well as a myriad of other processes to standardize and improve upon existing skin and wound care delivery. Her wound care experience goes beyond trouble-shooting the most challenging of patient wounds. It also includes expertise regarding the increasingly important ability to incorporate cost-effective care and reimbursement considerations at the bedside.
Kim is an active member of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society™ and the Advanced Wound Care Society. She has traveled the country extensively to deliver practice-changing wound care trainings to experienced healthcare professionals. Kim is also the author of the Wound Care Pocket Guide: Clinical Reference, Second Edition (PESI, 2017).
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kim Saunders is the owner of WOC Consulting. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kim Saunders is a member of the Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Society.
