THE WOUND CERTIFICATION PREP COURSE

Assessing and Managing the Bioburden

Practice Tests Review with Instructors

I just wanted to let you know what a great time I had at the seminar.  The information was clear, organized and obviously culled from considerable professional experience.  Your three personalities seem to really click and the resulting fun was a big bonus. 

The course actually opened a new perspective for me.  I am positive that I will now have a greater base of knowledge to understand the multitude of perspectives on wound care.  Thanks!

Deb Varljen RN

Detailed Course Information

Taught by three nationally recognized experts and educators in Wound Care, the Wound Certification Prep Course is an intensive 17-hour seminar, providing a comprehensive review of topics related to wound management. The course also includes valuable practice tests and test-taking strategies.  In every aspect, this course was designed to assist in preparing health care professionals for the wound certification board examinations.

Course Content

  • Anatomy/Physiology of Skin

  • Microbiology of Acute and Chronic Wound Healing

  • Physiological Phases and Processes of Wound Healing

  • Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Affecting Wound Healing Outcomes

  • Differentiation of Acute and Chronic Wounds

  • Etiologies and Characteristics of Chronic Wounds

  • Wound Risk Assessment Systems

  • The Wound Assessment

  • Diagnostic and Examination Tests and Measures

  • Assessment and Treatment Documentation

  • Chronic Wound Grading Systems

  • Nutrition in Wound Management

  • Psychosocial and Cognitive Issues

  • Wound Bed Preparation (TIME)

  • Assessing and Managing the Bioburden

  • Methods of Debridement

  • Wound Management Interventions

  • Complimentary and Adjunctive Modalities

  • The Multidisciplinary Wound Care Team

  • Patient/Family Education

  • Test Taking Strategies for the Adult Learner

  • Practice Tests Review

Continuing Education Credit

Physicians: CMEs have been applied for with Wayne State University

Physical Therapy: This activity has been applied for 17 contact hours (1.7 CEUs) with the Texas Physical Therapy Association.  Other states requiring physical therapy continuing education will be done on an individual basis by participants with their CEU approval entity.

Nursing:  17 contact hours
Nursing contact hours have been applied for through the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.