Heidi Huddleston Cross – Skin & Wound Care

Heidi Huddleston Cross You will be able to learn the most recent assessment, prevention, and treatment strategies for skin care and wound care. She will discuss skin and wound assessment, debridement and preparation of wound beds, as well as the best products and practices for skin care, protection, and cleansing.

Heidi Huddleston Cross – Skin & Wound Care

Description:

Course Description:
Pressure ulcers, as well as other skin and wound issues, are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, regulatory scrutiny, and lawsuits. These topics are hot in the health care industry. Failure to provide evidence is coming under greater scrutiny from facilities.-Based and up-To-The importance of having a well, as well as skin and wound care-Staff that is well-trained and educated.
Heidi Huddleston Cross She will discuss the most current assessment, prevention and treatment strategies in skin and wound care. She will talk to you about wound and skin assessment, debridement and wound bed preparation, as well as the best products and practices for skin care, protection, and cleansing.
This seminar is for busy health care professionals who are interested in improving their knowledge of wound care and skin care and enhancing the quality of patient care. Heidi This is what people want.-After the presenter, you will be able to increase your knowledge and skills to a higher level with improved outcomes and lower costs. Make plans to attend this important session-Day educational event

Objectives:

1. Discuss evidence-Based practice, identifying guides
2. Find out what factors affect wound healing.
3. Describe the key components of skin and wound assessment, including pressure ulcer staging.
4. Explain evidence-Skin and wound care products that are based on natural ingredients, as well as dressings and treatments.
5. Compare the various types of wound debridement.
6. Discuss diabetic, arterial and venous ulcers.
7. Examine regulatory and palliative questions.

Program Outline

• Overview of Evidence-Based Skin & Wound Care Pratiques
  1. Guidelines
  2. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  3. WoundContinence Nurses Society – Ostomy, Continence
  4. National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
• SkinA Vital Organ
  1. Skin Functions and anatomy
  2. Geriatric skin
  3. K eeping skin healthy
• Wound Assessment: What to Do When Things Go Wrong
  1. The phases of wound healing
  2. Acute vs. Chronic wounds
  3. Prevention of skin issues, especially pressure ulcers
• Wound Assessment: An Excellent Place to Begin
  1. Comprehensive history and physical
  2. Identify risk factors
  3. Extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors contribute to the risk of a host of adverse events
  4. Location, location, and location
  5. Dimensions
  6. Undermining/tunneling
  7. Wound Bed
  8. Wound Marge
  9. Exudate
  10. Peri-Tissue from wounds
  11. Is it infected?
      1. MRSA
      2. Osteomyelitis
• Wound Dressings & Treatment
  1. Moist wound treatment
  2. Different types of dress
  3. Antimicrobial dressings with silver or other alloys
  4. Negative pressure therapy
  5. Nutrition
  6. Loading and Support
• Wound Bett Preparation and Debridement
  1. Autolytic
  2. Enzymatic
  3. Mechanical
  4. Conservatives sharp
  5. Surgical
  6. Yikes! Maggots . .
• Types of Wounds: Know Your Enemy
  1. Staging and pressure ulcers
  2. Incontinence and dermatitis
  3. Venous stasis ulcers
  4. Lymphedema
  5. Arterial disease of the lower extremities
  6. Neuropathic disease of the lower extremities
  7. Skin Tears/adhesive wounds
• Palliative Care Care Regulations and Other Issues
  • Palliative care: When enough is enough
  • Acute care: Present on admission (POA) codes
  • Long Term CareMDS 3.0
  • Home care: OASIS-C

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