(This course is available for immediate delivery) You are on the front lines of providing care to patients with a variety of skin and wound conditions, and play a critical role in patient outcomes and your facility’s bottom line.
Kim Saunders – The Ultimate Hands-On Wound Care Clinical Lab
Wound Bed Tissue Types: Presentation & Treatment
Epithelial Tissue
Granulation Tissue
Healthy Granulation
Hypergranulation
Necrotic – When and how to debride
Slough – Moist, devitalized tissues
Eschar – Dry, devitalized tissue
Wound Margin Strategies and Problems
Epiboly – Rolled edges
Hyperkeratotic – Dry, calloused edges
Undermined – Trauma or drying of wound beds
Peri-Signs of infection in the wounds
Erythema (redness), and heat
Induration (hardened tissue).
Fluctuance is mushy tissue
Common Wound Characteristics
Phases of healing: What is the difference between chronic and normal?
Etiology, geography, and characteristics
Arterial insufficiency
Insufficiency of the venous nerve
Diabetic/Neuropathic
Pressure ulcers – How to decode the stages
Participate in the latest wound care model technology by learning skills-Exercises based on:
Wound Staging
Tissue type identification
Proper measurement techniques
Tunneling/Undermining
Wound Care product awareness and care product application
Strategies to Choose Dressings
Dry/Minimally draining wounds
Hydrogel
Oil emulsion dressing
Moistened gelling fiber
Hydrocolloid
Moderate draining wounds
Alginate or gelling fiber
Hydrogel made from glycerin
Traditional foam
Heavy/copious drainage
Negative pressure wound treatment
Moisturising dressings
Super absorbent dressings
Strategies to Reduce Bioburden
Best cleansing
Surfactants
Antiseptic cleansers: A fresh look
Breaking biofilm
Antiseptic dressings
Silver
Iodine complex
Hyperosmolar is sugar, salt, honey
Methylene blue, gentian violet
Dressings that trap exudate trap germs
Dressings which attract bacteria ionically
Tissue-Based Products
Autograft
Allograft
Cryopreserved
In vivo
Acellular
Xenograft
Bovine
Porcine
Equine
Marine
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Description:
Staging wounds & identifying tissue types
Wound characteristics, indications & cost considerations for product selection
Accurate measuring techniques
Practical wound treatment strategies for the most difficult wounds
You can practice your new skills by practicing on real wound models and using sample products!
Millions of dollars are spent annually in healthcare facilities across the country on wound management and skin care. You are on the front lines of providing care to patients with a variety of skin and wound conditions, and play a critical role in patient outcomes and your facility’s bottom line. This Hands course is the best way to learn new problem solving skills.-On Clinical Lab. Participate in this interactive seminar to learn how to assess wounds by doing!
Wound Joan Junkin, MSN and CNS, is a nurse educator and consultant. She will show you how to use sample products and models to assess and treat wounds. The Hands-On Clinical Lab You will be able to add a live, hands-a component that will help you retain the skills and techniques learned. You can practice the identification, measurement, and application of various products on realistic models of wound care. These models provide a life-Simulating wounds allows for better assessment and treatment. This hands-on course will help you improve your knowledge of wound care.-Interactive clinical lab. Register today, as space is limited
Here’s what you’ll get in Kim Saunders – The Ultimate Hands-On Wound Care Clinical Lab
