Wound Care Best Practices, Management, Didactic, and Skills

Course overview

List types of wounds such as, Pressure Ulcers, Venous Ulcers, Arterial Ulcers, Diabetic Ulcers, Surgical wounds, Burns and related physiology Define the terms listed in the vocabulary related to body systems Describe the components of a patient medical history Employ the concept of holistic care in the patient assessment process Discuss the use of therapeutic communication techniques and patient education across lifespan as it relates to understanding the process of wound healing Describe The essentials for healing all types of wounds. Describe the major classification of wounds Discuss the impact of the average cost to heal a diabetic foot ulcer Demonstration and return demonstrations for wound dressing Identify Different types of Wounds and different types of dressings Discuss wound care and dressing change using sterile technique Describe wound care and how to apply an elastic Support bandage, Discuss OSHA guidelines and Infection Control