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Pressure Ulcer & Palliative Wound Care
Package - Video
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Product Details
Format:
Package - Video   Instructions
Length:
2 hr 1 min
Details:
Multi-disc video recording with electronic manual and instructions
Author:
HEIDI HUDDLESTON CROSS, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON®
Publisher:
PESI Rehab
Copyright:
5/1/2015
CE Available:
Yes, See CE credit tab for complete continuing education details
Product Code:
RVKIT049735
Objectives
[+] [-] 076735 - Palliative Wound Care: Realistic Wound Management Goals and Best-Practice Guidelines
  1. Communicate three risk considerations for palliative wounds
  2. Describe topical and oral pain management
  3. Investigate avoidable vs. unavoidable wounds, and list steps a facility must take as related to F-Tag 314.
  4. Connect common palliative wounds to best-practice management techniques.

[+] [-] 076740 - Is it a pressure ulcer or moisture-associated skin damage? Wound identification tips, prevention strategies and tissue pressure management systems
  1. Recognize moisture associated skin damage.
  2. Communicate prevention, presentation, and treatment of incontinence associated dermatitis.
  3. Point out pressure ulcer staging and risk factors.
  4. Breakdown examples of pressure ulcer prevention measures.
  5. Compare and contrast three therapeutic support surfaces.

Outline
[+] [-] 076735 - Palliative Wound Care: Realistic Wound Management Goals and Best-Practice Guidelines

Palliative Wound Assessment Considerations

  • Holistic Approach to Assessment
  • Risk Assessment
    • Pressure Sore Risk
    • Hospice Pressure Ulcer Risk
    • Skin Failure Risk
  • Pain Assessment
    • Nociceptive vs Neuropathic Pain
    • Wong Baker Pain Scale
    • Non-verbal Pain Indicators

Common Types of Wounds in Palliative Care

  • Pressure Ulcers
  • Malignant Wounds (Fungating Tumors)
  • Arterial Ulcers
  • Kennedy Terminal Ulcers

Avoidable vs. Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers

  • WOCN Position Paper
  • F-Tag 314
  • SCALE

Wound Management Goals & Strategies in Palliative Care

  • Pain Reduction Topically and Orally
  • Moist Wound Healing
  • Odor & Infection Control
  • Dressing & Product Optimization
  • Wound Debridement
  • Bleeding
  • Other Handy Tips

Communication and Documentation Musts


[+] [-] 076740 - Is it a pressure ulcer or moisture-associated skin damage? Wound identification tips, prevention strategies and tissue pressure management systems

Moisture Associate Skin Damage (MASD)

  • Common & Uncommon Sources of Moisture
  • Prevention & Treatment Strategies

Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (IAD)

  • Prevention Strategies
    • Skin Protectants & Barriers
    • Pouching Systems
  • Differentiate Between (IAD) and Pressure Ulcers
  • Treatment Techniques for Candidiasis

Pressure Ulcers

  • Risk Factors and Vulnerable Populations
  • The Latest Staging Guidelines
  • Suspected Deep Tissue Injury Identification and Treatment
  • Best-Practice Prevention Guidelines
    • Repositioning Considerations
    • Shear Force Minimization
    • Friction Minimization
    • Tissue Load/Pressure Management

Specialized Support Surfaces for Tissue Load Management

  • Pressure Mapping Systems
  • The Role of Microclimate
  • Support Surface Overlay Options
  • Reactive Surfaces
  • Mattresses & Chair Cushions
  • Selection Criteria & Patient Safety Considerations

Author

HEIDI HUDDLESTON CROSS, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON®

Heidi Huddleston Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON® is a board-certified Wound and Ostomy Nurse and a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She has extensive experience caring for wound and ostomy patients in acute care and long-term care. Currently, Heidi is employed by a surgical group providing consultation for nursing homes and has her own independent practice as an expert witness for plaintiff and defense attorneys. She has contributed in numerous ways to her specialty, including serving as chair of the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board examination committee, co-chair of the Wound and Ostomy Nurses Society National Conference Planning Committee ostomy track, and peer review for the Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing (JWOCN). Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Heidi Cross has an employment relationship with CNY Surgical Physicians. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Heidi Cross is a member of the Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurses Society, the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, the American Nurses Association, and the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.
Continuing Education Credits Awarded for Completion of Entire Package
[+] [-] Combined Continuing Education Credit From All Components
Breakdown of Continuing Education Credits by Components
[+] [-] 076735 - Palliative Wound Care: Realistic Wound Management Goals and Best-Practice Guidelines
[+] [-] 076740 - Is it a pressure ulcer or moisture-associated skin damage? Wound identification tips, prevention strategies and tissue pressure management systems
Audience
Nurses, Physical Therapists/Physical Therapist Assistants, and other Healthcare Professionals