(HS Lumpkins 078716 2023) Managing the Whole Patient: Social Detriments, Chronic Disease, and Medications Impact on Wound
Tracking # 20-1164820
Course overview
Numerous factors affect the healing process including chronic diseases and various patient centered complicating factors. When a wound, regardless of etiology, fails to follow the normal healing process the clinician needs to assess for intrinsic and complicating factors. Understanding how these factors affect the healing process is important in order to correct or control these complicating factors. This lecture will identify some of the most common factors that will affect the patient and their wound healing journey including how chronic diseases, medications, and psychosocial factors affect the patient and their wound.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
Disclosure statements
Financial: April Lumpkins has employment relationships with South Texas Wound Associates and International ATMO. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: April Lumpkins is a member of the American Nurses Association, the Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Society, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the Texas Nurse Practitioners.