Heidi Huddleston Cross – Certificate Course on Pressure Injuries

9,750.00

Available for Pre-Order. This product will be available within a few days.

Heidi Huddleston Cross – Certificate Course on Pressure Injuries

Pressure Injury Prevention

Evidence Based Guidelines

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society

The Etiology of Pressure Injuries

Mechanical load: Magnitude and time
Mechanisms that lead to tissue damage

Risk Factors and Risk Assessment

Assessing risk using the Braden Scale correctly
Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors – you need to know
Skin and tissue assessment

Practice Tips for Prevention

Skin care: Moisturization is key
Repositioning frequency: Is it really every 2 hours?
Get those heels up!
The RIGHT surface at the RIGHT time

The Role of Nutrition in Pressure Injury Development

Lab values
Avoiding unintentional weight loss

Pressure Injury Assessment

Wound Assessment

Look at the whole patient, not just the hole in your patient
Necessary elements of wound assessments
Decisions, decisions: Is it incontinence associated dermatitis or a pressure ulcer?

Pressure Injury Staging

Deep tissue injury and medical device related injuries
Controversies
STAGING QUIZ!!!

Wound Infection and Complications

The emerging role of biofilms
NERDS and STONEES – huh?
Sepsis
Osteomyelitis
Malignancy
Recurrence

Avoidable vs. Unavoidable Injuries

Skin failure
Kennedy Terminal Ulcers

Skin Changes at Life’s End (SCALE)

F-Tag 314
WOCN document
Antibiotic therapy

Pressure Injury Treatment

Wound Bed Preparation

The principle of TIME
Importance of cleansing
Debridement: What works, when and how

Basic Wound Dressings

The importance of moist wound healing

What needs to be on every formular

Vendor support and caveats

Advanced Wound Dressings and Therapies

When do we need to step it up and to what?

Antimicrobial dressings

There are so many……how to choose
Silver
Honey
Hydrofera Blue
PHMB

Iodosorb

Dakin’s Solution and vinegar (yes, we still use it)
Hypochlorous Acid
Sorbact

Collagen dressings

Negative pressure wound therapy
Other modalities

Surgical Repair

Skin grafts vs. flaps

Documentation Tips

What you need to know and what MUST be in the record
Examples of good documentation
Tips to keep yourself out of court

Would you like to receive Heidi Huddleston Cross – Certificate Course on Pressure Injuries ?
Description:
Pressure injury prevention, assessment and treatment. This is such complex and specialized care to provide to patients. There are co-morbidities to consider, rising costs, ever changing regulations and increased scrutiny. Do you feel confident you are up-to-date on the latest evidence that should be guiding your pressure injury decision making?
Prevention

As a frontline health care provider, you play a critical role in preventing pressure injuries from ever occurring – or not developing again. This course will provide you with the most need-to-know knowledge to effectively achieve your goals in a cost effective and evidence-based manner. Discussion will focus on the best in pressure injury prevention, including: risk factor reduction, standards of care, root cause analysis, support surface options, nutritional factors and repositioning frequency.
Assessment

Once a pressure injury develops, it is critical that it is promptly identified and assessed so proper treatment can begin. Rest assured….you will get everything you need to know when it comes to pressure injury staging, recognition of wound infection, avoidable vs. unavoidable wounds and the ability to differentiate pressure injuries from moisture associated skin breakdown.
Treatment

Once a pressure injury has been thoroughly assessed, the appropriate treatment plan needs to be implemented as quickly as possible to avoid deterioration and complications. You will take away the best knowledge and insights in pressure injury treatment, to include: wound bed preparation, debridement options, the newest product selection options hitting the market, cost-effective considerations, and when antimicrobial dressings should be used.
In addition to all the clinical insights to be gained, valuable documentation tips will be shared so that going forward you appropriately reflect your practice, protect your license, and avoid legal risks. You are guaranteed to increase your confidence, effectiveness, and career opportunities with this Certificate Course on Pressure Ulcers. Sign up today…to advance your overall wound care practice, improve patient outcomes, and receive a certificate of professional recognition!