Wound Care Certification Basic Training and Review (Study Guide Course)

Course overview

This course is designed as a pre-course for the Wound Care Certification Basic Training and Review course. The full course is composed of this online precourse module (15 hours) + the live classroom-based course (10.5 hours), and will provide you with a comprehensive 25.5 hours of preparation for a wound care certification exam. This online precourse draws content from the Wound Care Certification Study Guide, Second Edition, a foundational texbook for wound care practice. The study guide is authored by a group of experts and is designed to be used in tandem with the classroom-based course to maximize learning and certification preparation. The study guide book (either ebook or print book) is included with full course registration. Course Agenda, Module 1: Anatomy of the Skin, Cell Structure and Function, Anatomy of Skin Cellular Components in Wound Healing Quiz Module 2 Physiology and Biochemistry of Wound Healing Physiology of Wound Healing Pathophysiology of Wound Healing Quiz Module 3 Etiology of Wounds Wound Bed Preparation Patient Preparation and Education Wound Bed Preparation & Advanced Technologies for Wound Healing Quiz Module 4 Nutritional Assessment and Management Nutrition and Wound Healing Quiz Module 5 Wound Assessment Wound Assessment Quiz Module 6 Dressings in Wound Care Wound Dressings Quiz Module 7 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Skin Care Issues Diabetic Ulcer: Diagnosis and Management Off-Loading Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Orthotics Quiz Module 8 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Quiz Module 9 Wound Documentation and Legal/Ethical Issues in Wound Care Quiz