COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on building and sustaining a culture of safety in skin and wound care for individual patients, caregivers, the health care system and others involved in wound care. Content includes the prevention and treatment of skin and wound care issues.  Evidence-based practice guides focused assessments and management approaches. Emphasis is placed on understanding physiology of the skin and how healing occurs followed by an extensive review of types of skin injuries, their prevention and treatment. Skin injuries studied in this course include: skin tears, moisture associated skin damage, mechanical skin injuries, surgical site wound infections, pressure injuries and wounds of the lower extremity.  Efficient utilization of resources that lead to optimal care for the patient and risk reduction with cost containment for the health care system represents the themes of this educational experience. This course is for groups with a minimum of 5 participants and involves competency testing.

PURPOSE OF ACTIVITY:

The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to: increase their knowledge to participate as an effective team member in building and sustaining a culture of safety in skin and wound care for individual patients, caregivers and the health care system. 

PRESENTERS & PLANNING COMMITTEE:

WEB WOC® Program Faculty (in alphabetic order):

JOANN ERMER-SELTUN, MS, RN, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN

MARY MAHONEY, MSN, RN, CWON, CFCN

DEBRA NETSCH, DNP, APRN, CNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN

BONNIE SUE ROLSTAD, MS, RN, CWOCN

Kathleen Borchert, MS, RN, APRN, CNS, CWOCN, CFCN

Sue Bruch, MSN, RN, ARNP, ACNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN

Sheila Howes-Trammel, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CWCN, CFCN

WEB WOC® Program TA’s & Administrative Staff (in alphabetical order):

ANNE LALLA, BA

ALICIA MUNK, BS

JOSHUA ROLSTAD, BS

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY:

WND281: Skin and Wound Care Associate (SWA®) CE Course (Groups)

INTENDED AUDIENCE: 

Nurses of all levels, Pharmacists, OTs, PTs

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

Mary Mahoney divests (discloses) serving as a Consultant for Coloplast. No other presenters or committee members divest (disclose) a conflict of interest.

OFF LABEL USE:

No product or medication off label use will be presented during this course.

ANCC Accreditation Statement:

WEB WOC Programs is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE CONTACT HOURS:

·       Completion of all required course activities

·       Score of 80% on all quizzes and final examination

·       Completion of course evaluation.

CONTACT HOURS:

33.0

EXPIRATION DATE:

12/16/27