Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers & Lower Extremity Ulcers

This session will focus on the prevention, assessment and treatment of pressure ulcers and lower extremity ulcers (arterial, venous, and peripheral neuropathy/diabetic). The participant will get hands on training with risk assessment tools, wound measurement, staging, assessment and differentiating lower extremity ulcers from pressure ulcers. It will address treatment options including: debridement of wounds, treating infection, support surfaces, topical treatments, compression therapy and adjunctive therapies. This session covers the F314 long term care regulation and covers the New Pressure Ulcer Staging System.

Objectives:

1. Discuss risk factors that put a resident at risk of developing pressure ulcers and/or lower extremity ulcers.
2. Demonstrate how to use pressure ulcer risk assessment tools.
3. Describe prevention intervention strategies for pressure ulcers and lower extremity ulcers.
4. Identify etiologies of pressure ulcers and lower extremity ulcers, including differentiating arterial, venous and peripheral neuropathy/diabetic wounds.
5. Describe how to complete a comprehensive assessment and document pressure ulcers and lower extremity wounds.
6. Define effective treatment strategies for pressure ulcers and lower extremity wounds.

Directors of Nursing, Wound Care Nurses, Nurse Managers, Licensed Nurses, Dieticians and Therapists

Includes: Course Materials, Lunch and Refreshments