PATIENT EDUCATION: WOUND CARE

Course overview

Patient and family teaching about wound care is the process of providing disease- and treatment-based information to a patient and family in order to improve their knowledge of the wound healing process and its treatments, and to practice self-management skills related to wound care. This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of patient and family teaching about wound care. Readers may explore any or all of the topics. One contact hour of continuing education credit is available for those who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form.