Terminal Wounds: When Complete Healing is Not an Option (FL INITIAL Autonomous Practice - Differential Diagnosis)

Course overview

This course discusses key considerations when managing terminal wounds or wounds not expected to heal. Using case scenarios as examples, this activity will examine chronic wounds in patients where complete closure or healing of the wound is not an option (including malignant fungating wounds, dry gangrene, and Kennedy terminal pressure ulcers at end of life). This course seeks to provide examples of management tips for addressing periwound breakdown (skin immediately next to the wound), pain, odor, wound moisture, and psychosocial considerations for malignant fungating wounds, non-operable arterial insufficiency/dry gangrene, and Kennedy Terminal Ulcers.