Accredited Education

Accredited Education – Wound Care
Wound care is usually considered more an art than a science, with multiple layers of complexity. KCI’s wound care education programs are designed to support clinicians’ efforts to navigate through the labyrinth of information on wound types, assessment, care planning, interventions, products and outcomes management.

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Accredited Education - Wound Care

1. Assessment and Documentation of Pressure Ulcers
Objectives:

Discuss the layers of the skin
List the items to be assessed and documented when evaluating an existing pressure ulcer
Define the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) staging system for pressure ulcers

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 05409, for 1 contact hour, 1 CEU for CMCN renewal requirements by the ABMCN, 1.0 CEU (CCMC) and/or
1.0 CCU (TPTA).

2. Etiology and Interventions of Pressure Ulcers
Objectives:

Define the key etiologic factors associated withpressure ulcer
Discuss specific interventions for each factor
Discuss contributing factors to pressure ulcer formation

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 05409, for 1 contact hour, 1 CEU for CMCN renewal requirements by the ABMCN, 1.0 CEU (CCMC) and/or
1.0 CCU (TPTA).

3. Wound Assessment
Objectives:

Discuss classification systems and testing methods for pressure ulcers, venous, arterial and diabetic wounds
List at least five items to be assessed and documented when evaluating an existing wound (acute & chronic)

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 05409, for 1 contact hour, 1 CEU for CMCN renewal requirements by the ABMCN, 1.0 CEU (CCMC) and/or 1.0 CCU (TPTA).

4. Operating Room Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Objectives:

Discuss the etiology of pressure ulcers - pressure, shear, friction, moisture & heat
List the positions used in surgical procedures and sites at risk for pressure ulcer development
Describe interventions to prevent, limit tissue destruction &/or treat operating room acquired pressure ulcers.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 05409, for 1 contact hour, 1 CEU for CMCN renewal requirements by the ABMCN, 1.0 CEU (CCMC) and/or 1.0 CCU (TPTA).

5. AHRQ (AHCPR): Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
Objectives:

List four debridement methods
Discuss the wound cleaning and infection control procedures recommended by the AHRQ treatment guidelines
List tthe four criteria for choosing a pressure ulcer dressing and discuss advanced/adjunctive therapies.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 05409, for 1 contact hour, 1 CEU for CMCN renewal requirements by the ABMCN, 1.0 CEU (CCMC) and/or 1.0 CCU (TPTA).

6. Wound Healing Process
Objectives:

Describe the physiologic events involved in the wound healing process
Discuss the impact selected factors will have on wound healing
List new trends in wound healing therapies

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 05409, for 1 contact hour, 1 CEU for CMCN renewal requirements by the ABMCN, 1.0 CEU (CCMC) and/or 1.0 CCU (TPTA).