Impediments to healing: Managing Acute and Chronic Wounds

Course overview

Careful selection of topical care, control of etiologic and systemic factors, and timely referral to appropriate interdisciplinary care members form the basis for moving a wound from nonhealing to healing and finally closure. Nurses need to understand and apply to practice the principles and factors that influence wound healing. Evidence-based standards guide care. Utilizing the nursing process provides the framework to implement effective strategies to meet patient specific needs posed by the presence of acute and chronic wounds. This course will discuss factors that impede wound healing and measures to reduce them as well as types of wounds (both acute and chronic) and how to assess and manage both.