WOUND CARE NURSE CERTIFICATION CLASS & EXAM PREP

About the Course

This intermediate – level course contains twenty, 1-hour course video modules which pertain to all areas of skin and wound care management for nursing and other healthcare providers. The course includes anatomy and physiology of the skin, soft tissues and wound healing; skin and wound assessment and staging; bioburden principles and topical agents for wound care; evidenced-based intervention approaches such as debridement, negative pressure therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and nutrition; plan of care with skin and wound management among special populations such as diabetes, burns, lymphedema; roles and responsibilities of the interdisciplinary wound care team. References and practice tests are provides to engage the learner in knowledge competence.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

• Examine the anatomy, structure, and function of the skin and underlying tissues.
• Discuss the stages of wound healing and the principles of wound management.
• Identify various wound healing techniques including but not limited to biologic agents, ultrasound, wound vac., and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
• Describe the indications and contraindications for wound debridement.
• Describe chronic disease processes and how they relate to wound management.
• Explain the best treatment options for non-traditional wounds including but not limited to those from: burns, lymphedema and lipedema.
• Identify the effects of psychological state on wound care.
• Describe how to properly measure and document wound characteristics.
• Examine the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to wound healing.
• Discuss legal issues in wound care practice.
• Identify age related changes in the skin as it relates to wound healing and management.
• Define and describe evidence-based practices in wound care and the research-practice gap.

Authors

Amy Bayliff, PT, MPT, CWS, FACCES
Tara Beuscher, DNP, GCNS-BC, ANP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN
Bettina Brown, MPT, MHA, CWS, CLT
Janette Dietzler-Otte DNP, RN, CWS, CWON
Judy Gates, MSN, RN, BC, CWS, FACCWS
Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, CWON-AP, FACCWS
Melania Howell DNP, RN, AGCNS-BC, CWOCN, DAPWCA
Stephani Hunt, MSN, RN, WCC, OMS, ONC, CFCN
April Lumpkins, AGACNP-BC CWOCN-AP CFCN