The goal of this course is to understand intricacies of wound assessment in order to determine objectives for wound care. Trends in the health care arena, such as well-designed clinical trials and reimbursement issues, are the driving forces that require assessment and evaluation of wounds as a mandatory part of wound care. This course is designed to assist the nurse in learning how to perform more accurate wound assessment using the process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. There will be additional courses covering wound principles, goals of wound management and use of wound care products
Course Publication Date:
July 24, 2020
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Denise L. Gray RN, MAS, BSN, CCM |
| Course No: | WC1072420 |
| Contact Hours: | 1.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Community & Home Health
Emergency & Trauma Medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Medical & Surgical Issues
Perioperative
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Learning Objectives
Describe two wound characteristics used for wound assessment and documentation.
Identify two parameters for wound classification.
Explain how pressure ulcers are to be staged.
Discuss the importance of wound evaluation.