Start this course! Course Description Pressure injuries (PIs) are a significant healthcare issue that can cause pain and infection, affect quality of life, raise healthcare expenses, and potentially lead to severe and fatal outcomes. Nursing assistants are vital in preventing PIs...
Start this course! Course Description This course will introduce the importance of wound assessment and documentation, review types of wounds and relevant staging systems, outline the wound assessment process, discuss wound inflammation and infection, and present several wound...
Start this course! Course Description The skin is the largest organ of the body. It has many roles. From the thinnest skin, around the eyes, to the thickest skin, on the hands and soles of the feet, skin provides protection as a defense barrier against bacteria, microorganisms and...
Course Description This short 20 minute webinar exploring skin injuries other than pressure injuries/ulcers- specifically moisture associated skin damage (MASD) including incontinence associated dermatitis (IAD), intertriginous dermatitis (ITD), medical adhesive associated skin injury (MARSI...
Start this course! Course Description Minimizing or redistributing pressure can seem like a full-time job just by itself. Take time to review the areas prone to pressure damage and learn how pressure can be redistributed through turning and support surfaces. Learning Objectives...
Course Description This assessment will present you with a series of scenarios where you will have to evaluate patients' clinical records successfully and perform a skin assessment of each patient, followed by a risk assessment using the Braden Scale. Every step of the process is controlled...
Course Description Prolonged exposure to moisture can damage even the healthiest skin. Learn how to manage moisture to avoid Moisture-Associated Skin Damage (MASD), specifically incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) and intertriginous dermatitis (ITD). Learning Objectives Upon...
Course Description Strengthen your understanding of the role of nutrition and hydration in the prevention and healing of pressure Injuries. Learning Objectives Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to: Recognize the causes as well and the signs of malnutrition...
Course Description The ability to communicate a patient’s condition to another healthcare provider is best done using universally-accepted and understood terms, and using proper anatomical locations descriptions. Vocabulary is a vital part of comprehensive quality wound care. This course...
Course Description Documentation is a form of communication that provides information about the patient or resident and confirms that care was provided. The ability to communicate a patient or resident’s condition to another healthcare provider is best done using universally accepted and...
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