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Course Description
This course teaches the basics of pressure ulcer or pressure injury (PI) prevention, staging, and diagnosis. The epidemiology, pathophysiology, staging, risk assessment and preventive strategies from a holistic perspective will be discussed. Healthcare providers who work with patients with limited mobility need current evidence-based strategies to minimize the physical, financial, and legal consequences of pressure injuries.
Intended Audience
This course is appropriate for RNs, LPNs, APRNs, Physicians, and Physicians Assistants.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this activity, healthcare professionals will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of risk assessment in the prevention of pressure ulcers
- Describe the prevalence and regulatory factors of pressure ulcers in nursing practice
- Discuss the importance of pressure ulcer prevention in any setting
- Explain basic skin assessment and PI prevention interventions including PI staging, offloading, repositioning, nutritional factors, skin care, and management of comorbid factors
Details
- Credit/Contact Hours
- 1
- Faculty
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- Karen Bauer, DNP, APRN-FNP, CWS, FAAWC, MAPWCA
Director of Wound and Vascular Services, University of Toledo Medical Center
- Karen Bauer, DNP, APRN-FNP, CWS, FAAWC, MAPWCA
- Language
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- English
- Release Date
- February 1, 2023
- Expiration Date
- February 1, 2026
- Instructional Methods
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- Assessment Review with Rationale
- Case Studies
- Ungraded Self Assessment-Lesson Recall
- Video Narration
- Assessment
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- Autograded and Quiz Retakes Allowed
- Daily CE Broker Reporting for Registered Boards
- Graded Final Quiz
- Passing 80%+
State/Local Approvals
- CE Broker Reporting
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- Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
- Arizona Board of Athletic Training
- Arizona Board of Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers
- Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
- Arizona Board of Podiatry Examiners
- Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy
- Arkansas State Board of Nursing
- Bahamas Medical Council
- Dermatology Nurse Practitioner Certification Board
- District of Columbia Board of Nursing
- Florida Board of Medicine
- Florida Board of Nursing
- Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
- Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators
- Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
- Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine
- Florida Council of Licensed Midwifery
- Florida Physician Assistants
- Georgia Board of Nursing
- Georgia Composite Medical Board - Acupuncturists
- Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physician Assistants
- Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physicians & Telemedicine
- Georgia State Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators
- Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
- Kansas Board of Healing Arts - Physical Therapy
- Kansas State Board of Nursing
- Kentucky Board of Nursing
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Physicians & Surgeons
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Podiatric Physicians
- Michigan Board of Athletic Training
- Michigan Board of Nursing
- Michigan Board of Occupational Therapy
- Michigan Board of Physical Therapy
- Mississippi Board of Nursing
- Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
- Mississippi DOH Bureau of Professional Licensure - Occupational Therapists
- New Hampshire Board of Medicine
- New Hampshire Board of Nursing
- New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy
- New Mexico Board of Nursing
- New Mexico Certified Nurse Midwives and Licensed Midwives
- New Mexico Medical Board
- North Dakota Board of Nursing
- North Dakota Board of Physical Therapy
- Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Medical Doctors
- Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Occupational Therapy
- Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Physical Therapy
- Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Physician Assistants
- South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
- South Carolina Board of Nursing
- South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy
- South Carolina Board of Podiatry Examiners
- State Medical Board of Ohio
- Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners
- Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy
- Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination
- Tennessee Board of Physical Therapy
- US Virgin Islands Board of Physical Therapy
- West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses
- Wisconsin Medical Examining Board
- Wyoming Board of Nursing
CE Accreditation
- Accrediting CEs
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Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and Premiere Education.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and Premiere Education. PACE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Nursing Continuing Professional Development
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 1 contact hour(s).
Physician Continuing Education
PACE designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- Instructions for CE Credit
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Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 1 hour(s). To successfully complete this activity and receive CE credit, learners must follow these steps during the period from February 1, 2023 through February 1, 2026:
- Review objectives and disclosures
- Study the educational content
- Successfully complete activity assessment(s)
- Complete the activity evaluation
You must receive an assessment score of at least 80% and respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate.
Disclosures
- Disclosures
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Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
PACE requires planners, faculty, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial relationships they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant financial relationships are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PACE policy. PACE is committed to providing learners with high-quality accredited CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.
Faculty: The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies:
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Karen Bauer, DNP, APRN-FNP, CWS, FAAWC, MAPWCA
Director of Wound and Vascular Services, University of Toledo Medical Center
• has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose
Planners & Managers & Translators: The PACE & Premiere Education planners and others have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
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Karen Bauer, DNP, APRN-FNP, CWS, FAAWC, MAPWCA