Wound Care Ceus

It is often essential for health care professionals to understand how to treat and manage wounds while administering health care to patients. This course provides insight into the treatment, management and prevention of wounds in order to promote the e...

The goal of this CEU course is to provide guidance on the prevention and treatment of common types of wounds, including pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, venous insufficiency ulcers, and arterial insufficiency ulcers. The focus of these guideline...

Health care clinicians often interact with homeless patients who have acute and urgent needs that take priority over general preventive measures. This CE course addresses screening methods relevant to populations experiencing homelessness, various pro...

This CEU course provides guidance on the prevention and treatment of common types of wounds, including pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, venous insufficiency ulcers, and arterial insufficiency ulcers. The focus of this cou...

It is often essential for health care professionals to understand how to treat and manage wounds while administering health care to patients. This course provides insight into the treatment, management and prevention of wounds in order to promote the e...

Up to 14% of patients with metastases will develop a malignant wound. A malignant wound may result from a primary cutaneous malignancy or metastasis of existing cancer or be a malignant transformation of an existing wound. Malignant transformation of a...

Scleroderma is a complex autoimmune connective tissue disorder. This course outlines the pathological processes associated with scleroderma, types of the disease, and recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and patient teaching.

What would you do if potentially half of your hospitalized clients, and 5% or more of your ambulatory clients, had a condition that was compromising their health, yet it was undiagnosed and untreated? An estimated 30% to 60% of those hospitalized have ...

Prepare for the Wound Care Nursing (CWCN) exam with Nurse.com’s CWCN® certification test prep course. This wound care nurse certification online review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the latest best...

Lymphedema and wounds associated with it represent a difficult issue to deal with, primarily because the lymphatic system does not neatly fall into any medical specialty. Consequently, few clinicians are well versed in its pathophysiology or treatment....

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen in healthcare facilities and the community and is asymptomatically carried by people who are healthy, have chronic diseases, are hospitalized, or are in long-term care facilities. It ...

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), also referred to as necrotizing soft tissue infections in the literature, is a sudden, devastating, life-threatening infection of the subcutaneous tissue that spreads rapidly along the fascial planes causing vascular occlusi...

Penetrating trauma involves wounding instruments that penetrate the skin and directly injure body tissue. Although there are numerous examples of penetrating trauma — such as a child falling on a pencil that penetrates the globe of the eye or a p...

Pressure injury affects more than 2.5 million hospitalized patients each year in the United States. Studies have revealed that patients who develop pressure injuries are at a higher risk for mortality. The people most affected are older adults and pati...

Each day in the U.S., about 1,000 people seek emergency care for dog bites (Dogsbite.org, n.d.). Injuries occur in a spectrum of severity from minor scratches and abrasions to major complicated wounds, such as deep open lacerations, puncture wounds, cr...

Chagas disease is one of the most common causes of congestive heart failure and sudden death in the world. It is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite that is transmitted to humans through the bite wound of an infected triatomine ...

Psoriasis is a chronic disorder of the skin and joints that devastates many patients. In addition to its physical effects, psoriasis also affects patients socially and psychologically. Psoriasis affects more than 7.5 million Americans. Nurses, physicia...

For the past 30 years, the incidence of melanoma has increased steadily. In adults older than age 50, the death rate has remained stable from 2005 to 2014, but for younger people, there was a 2.6% decrease in the death rate. Early detection and new tre...

This course has been approved for 2 hours by the Commission on Case Manager Certification for 2018.

Chronic ulcers have significant effects on patients’ physical and mental health, finances, and overall quality of life. The successful heali...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) indicates that at some point in their lives, 7% to 8% of the U.S. population will suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, although more than half will...

Despite recent improvements in patient access to medical care in the U.S., diabetic foot ulcers continue to be a prevalent health problem. Interprofessional approaches used to manage other diseases have also been shown to help prevent the occurrence of...

Interdisciplinary Wound Care: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management

Learning Outcomes

Recognize the normal anatomy and physiology of the skin.Differentiate types of acute and chronic wounds.Describe factors that impact the normal healin...

Chronic venous insufficiency is the most prevalent vascular disorder and, if left untreated, can result in the development of a venous ulcer. Nurses who work in acute care, wound clinics, long-term care, and home health care regularly e...

Hyperglycemia is commonly detected in hospitalized patients, and it can result in increased mortality and morbidity. One major area of concern is the relationship between hyperglycemia and wound healing. Reduction in wound healing and a...

Implementation of early, state-of-the-art treatment is the key to effectively treating pressure ulcers and chronic wounds. However, this treatment must be holistic in its approach and take into consideration the patient's medical condit...

A complete skin assessment and accurate documentation of the assessment findings are critical elements of the nurse's role in patient care. Nursing staff must be able to perform a thorough head-to-toe skin assessment and accurately docu...

This peer reviewed course is applicable for the following professions: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing ...

This peer reviewed course is applicable for the following professions: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing Student, Occupational Ther...

This peer reviewed course is applicable for the following professions: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing Student, Occupational Ther...