Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
1 Contact Hour
Author:
Linda J. Cowan (PHD, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWS), Alyssa King (DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C, CLC, CNE)
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Certified Nurse Practitioner, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
CEUFast, Inc. is an AOTA Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 08139. This distant learning-independent activity is offered at 0.1 CEUs Intermediate, Categories: OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353;
Course Description:
This course discusses a comparison of acute versus chronic wounds as well as the pathways involved in their respective healing, descriptions of partial versus full thickness wounds, the phases of wound healing, the components of effective wound management, as well as the measurement and documentation processes appropriate to wound care.
Outcomes
≥ 92% of participants will know how to assess a wound.
Objectives
After completing this continuing education course, the participants will be able to meet the following objectives:
- Define acute versus chronic wounds.
- Differentiate expected pathways to healing for acute versus chronic wounds.
- Identify characteristics of a partial-thickness versus a full-thickness wound.
- Describe the phases of wound healing.
- Identify the components of effective wound management.
- Outline the elements of wound measurement.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.