Continuing Education With Accredited Sessions
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Courses
The Wound Care Nurse Certification (WCN-C) course is a national premier training program formulated to meet the basic educational needs of the licensed nurses working in different clinical settings. This course provides a comprehensive review about the role of a licensed nurse in the Wound Care Specialty. In addition; skills competency session provides each attendee with the hands-on experience needed to function as a Wound Care Certified Nurse. Course participation will increase the knowledge, skills, ability and confidence of the attendees leading to improved patient outcomes.
Course Objectives
- Anatomy & Physiology of the skin.
- Phases of wound healing.
- Basic fundamentals of wound care.
- Classification of wounds: Identification & Management.
- Wound Care Dressings: Properties & Uses.
- Types, properties and uses of wound debridement.
- Scope of practice. Role of Wound Care Nurse: Assessment, Documentation, Infection Control, Consultation and Monitoring.
- Skills Lab: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Dressing, Wound culture technique, Compression therapy, Aseptic dressing change technique, Circulation assessment utilizing Doppler and wound measurement technique.
Qualifications:
- LVN – Licensed Vocational Nurses
- LPN – Licensed Practical Nurse
- RN – Registered Nurses
- APRN – Advanced Practice Nurse
- MD/DO/DPM – Physician
- PA – Physician Assistant
The Conservative Sharp Wound Debridement (CSWD-C) course is a national premier training program formulated to meet the basic educational needs of the Nurses working in different clinical settings. This course provides a comprehensive review about the
Conservative / Selective Sharp Debridement and its application in Wound Management. In addition; skills competency session provides each attendee with the hands-on experience needed to function as a Conservative / Selective Sharp Wound Debridement Certified Nurse. Course participation will increase the knowledge, skills, ability and confidence of the attendees leading to improved patient outcomes.
Course Objectives
- Define conservative / selective sharp wound debridement.
- Identify reasons for conservative / selective sharp wound debridement.
- Describe different types of wound debridement.
- Define anatomy and physiology of the integumentary system and the functional relationship of structure such as tendons, nerves and blood vessels.
- Discuss the indications and contraindications of Conservative / Selective Sharp Wound Debridement.
- Preparation for Conservative / selective Sharp Wound Debridement procedure.
- Discuss documentation post-conservative / selective sharp debridement procedure.
- Understand & follow safety precautions related to Sharp Debridement procedure.
- Demonstrate effective conservative sharp wound debridement techniques (Class Room Format Only).
- Documentation of CSWD and associated CPT Codes review for billing.
- Differentiation between Selective Debridement versus Non-Selective Debridement.
- Familiarization of all the required instruments and supplies needed for the Sharp debridement.
- Understand Pain associated with Sharp debridement procedure and management strategies.
Qualifications:
- LVN – Licensed Vocational Nurses
- LPN – Licensed Practical Nurse
- RN – Registered Nurses
This course is a national premier training program formulated to meet the basic educational needs of medical providers working in different clinical settings. This course provides a comprehensive review about the Excisional / Non-Selective Sharp Debridement and its application in Wound Management. In addition; the skills competency session provides each attendee with the hands-on experience needed to function as an Excisional Debridement Certified professional. Course participation will increase the knowledge, skills, ability and confidence of the attendees leading to effective wound management and optimal patient outcomes.
Course Objectives
- Define Non-Selective Sharp Wound Debridement per CMS rules.
- Identify Indications for Excisional / Non-Selective sharp wound debridement.
- Describe the different types of wound debridement.
- Define anatomy and physiology of the integumentary system and the functional relationship of structure such as tendons, nerves and blood vessels.
- Explain and discuss the difference between Selective Sharp Wound Debridement versus Non-Selective Sharp Wound debridement
- Understand legal requirements associated with Sharp Wound Debridement procedure.
- Procedure Review: Non-Selective Sharp Wound Debridement.
- Discuss documentation requirements pre & post Non-Selective Sharp Wound Debridement procedure.
- Understand & follow patient safety precautions related to Excisional / Non-Selective Sharp Wound Debridement procedure.
- Understand risk for bleeding associated with Excisional / Non-Selective Sharp Wound Debridement and understand how to achieve hemostasis.
- Demonstrate effective Excisional/ Non-Selective Sharp wound debridement techniques utilizing animal tissue (Class Room Format Only).
- Documentation of Procedure Note regarding Non-Selective Sharp Wound Debridement and associated CPT Codes billing submission.
- Familiarization of all the required instruments and supplies needed for the Excisional / Non-Selective Sharp Wound debridement.
- Manage pain associated with Excisional Wound debridement and discuss other pain management strategies.
Qualifications:
- APRN – Advanced Practice Nurse
- MD/DO/DPM – Physician
- PA – Physician Assistant
The Wound Care Technician Certification (WCT-C) course is a national leading training program framed to meet the basic educational needs of the non-licensed assistive personnel caring for clients with wounds in different healthcare settings. This course provides a comprehensive review about the role of Wound Care Technician in the Wound Care Specialty. In addition; skills competency session provides each attendee with the hands-on experience needed to function as a Wound Care Technician Certified. Course participation will increase the knowledge, skills, ability and confidence of the attendees leading to improved patient outcomes.
Course Objectives
- Anatomy & Physiology of the skin.
- Phases of wound healing.
- Basic fundamentals of wound care.
- Classification of wounds: Identification & Management.
- Wound Care Dressings: Properties & Uses.
- Types, properties and uses of wound debridement.
- Scope of practice. Role of Wound Care Technician: Assessment, Documentation, Infection Control, Clinical support and Monitoring.
- Skills Lab: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Dressing, Wound culture technique, Compression therapy, Aseptic dressing change technique, Circulation assessment utilizing Doppler and wound digital imaging and measurement technique.
Qualifications:
- NA – Nursing Assistants
- EMT – Emergency Medical Technicians
- MA – Medical Assistant
- PCT – Patient Care Technician
The Wound Care Coding & Documentation Course is specifically designed for the medical providers, nurses and for the individuals involved in the Wound care billing and coding services. By enrolling in this course, medical providers can improve medical procedure documentation and learn how to utilize appropriate coding (CPT) in the Wound care specialty.
Course Objectives
- Evaluation & Management Codes: E&M billing codes and levels of E&M per CMS rules.
- Procedural CPT Codes: CMS rules and procedures in wound care.
- Diagnosis Codes ICD-10: Wound management diagnosis and treatment model
- Understand CMS guidelines for accurate code assignment.
- Identify the importance of documentation on code assignment and the subsequent reimbursement impact.
- Situational Codes: Different billing and coding situations
Qualifications:
- Anyone Interested in learning about Wound Care Coding & Documentation.
The Wound Care Sales Professional Certification 8 hours program is specifically designed to meet the educational and training needs of the Wound Care Sales associate. This is a (8) hours training program that will increase the knowledge, ability and understanding of the attendees about the Fundamentals of Wound Care and techniques & strategies to succeed in the today’s Wound Care sales environment. This program also prepare staff to utilize customer centric professional communication skills to connect appropriately with the clinical staff. Upon successful completion of the program attendee may use the initials “8 hours” and certification can be verified online at www.woundcarenurses.org.
Course Objectives
- Define Anatomy & Physiology of the Integumentary System.
- Define Wound and the different Phases of Wound Healing.
- Identify different types of Wounds; their etiologies & management strategies.
- Understand the Wound Debridement Modalities.
- Identify different types of Wound Dressings.
- Discuss application of different dressings in Wound management.
- Understand the role of antimicrobial dressings in wound care.
- Understand Reimbursements: Wound Care practice Wound Care Sales & Marketing Strategies.
Qualifications:
- Sales Professionals
- Marketing & Sales Administrative Staff
Wound Care Certification Course; PT & OT WC is developed to meet the fundamental educational requirements of Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists, who are involved in caring for clients with Wounds. This course prepares Physical & Occupational Therapists to work side by side with the Wound care providers and collaborate as a Certified Wound Care PT/OT. This course provides comprehensive review about different types of wounds and management strategies currently utilized nationally. In addition; skills competency session provides each attendee with the hands-on experience needed to function as a Wound Care Certified PT / OT. Course participation will increase the knowledge, skills, ability and confidence of the attendees leading to improved patient outcomes.
Course Objectives
- Anatomy & Physiology of the skin.
- Phases of wound healing.
- Basic fundamentals of wound care.
- Classification of wounds: Identification & Management.
- Wound Care Dressings: Properties & Uses.
- Types, properties and uses of wound debridement.
- Scope of practice. Role of Wound Care Nurse: Assessment, Documentation, Infection Control, Consultation and Monitoring.
- Skills Lab: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Dressing, Wound culture technique, Compression therapy, Aseptic dressing change technique, Circulation assessment utilizing Doppler and wound measurement technique.
This course is one of the most prestigious National training programs aimed to deliver basic education and skills training, for medical providers, licensed nurses and non-licensed ancillary medical personnel caring for clients with foot and nail care issues in different healthcare settings. This course provides a comprehensive review of the role of medical providers, licensed nurses and non-licensed ancillary medical personnel in the Foot Care Specialty. In addition, the skills competency session provides each attendee with the hands-on experience needed to function as a Foot Care Certified professional. Course participation will increase the knowledge, skills, ability, and confidence of the attendees leading to improved patient outcomes. In addition to class participation, all attendees are required to complete 8.0 hours of hands-on foot care skills review with a certified Foot Care professional i.e., Podiatrist or a Certified Foot Care Nurse. Upon successful completion of the program, all attendees will receive OWCNAHP certification as a “Foot Care Certification” title which is valid for (5) years and verifiable online at www.woundcarenurses.org.
Note: Upon successful completion of this program, non-Licensed individuals will receive the title “Foot Care Technician”.
Course Objectives
- Define Anatomy and physiology of the nail and foot.
- Identify Diseases affecting the lower extremities & Functional Disabilities.
- Understanding Levels of Care in Foot Care: Level-1, Level-2, Level-3
- Foot Care: Scope of Practice
- Identify safe techniques of cutting the toe nails and removing hyperkeratotic lesions.
- Appropriate use of: nail nippers, curettes, stainless steel rasp or file, manual sanding files, powered rotary tool.
- Infection control: Techniques and protocols which will prevent cross contamination of instruments, equipment, environment, patient exposure.
- Describe the use of testing modalities such as the 5.07 Monofilament, tuning fork, Doppler.
- Principles in the Care of Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
- Assessment of ulcers on the foot.
- Foot conditions: Acute & Chronic disease manifestations
- Understanding the role and scope of practice as a Foot care certified professional.
- Describe strategies to prevent foot problems and complication including shoe gear, socks, pads, taping, cleansing and moisturizing.
Qualifications:
- NA – Nurses Assistant
- MA – Medical Assistant
- PCT – Patient Care Technician
- EMT – Emergency Management Technician
- LVN – Licensed Vocational Nurse
- LPN – Licensed Practical Nurse
- RN – Registered Nurse
- APRN – Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
- PA – Physician's Assistant
Moisture Associated Skin Damage (MASD) is a spectrum of inflammatory damage that occurs when a patient's skin has prolonged exposure to moisture whether it is sweat, urine, feces, wound exudate or other bodily secretions. This can occur across the lifespan and in a wide range of patients. Depending on where the moisture occurs medical professionals may mistakenly classify this as a pressure injury. Inappropriately misclassifying a moisture associated wound can result in improper treatment, lack of reimbursement, progression of the wound, and inability to track incidences or prevalence of MASD.
In September 2011, the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society announced that their application for new ICD 10 codes related to MASD was approved by the ICD 10 Coordinator and Mainatenance Committee. The new codes are listed as Irritant Contact Dermatitis and allow for more detailed and accurate tracking of these incidencse and prevalence as well as allowing for more accurate reimbursement and treatments. Nurses play a key role in preventing and treating Irritant Contact Dermatitis and pressure injuries when they occur by way of assessments, interventions, prevention and education of patients, family members and staff on the course of action and treatments.
This offering has been developed to help nurses understand the new Irritant Contact Dermatits codes and differentiate between Irritant Contact Dermatitis and Pressure Injury identification,classification and management.
Course Objectives
- Discuss new diagnostic codes for Irritant Contact Dermatitis and the impact on wound care
- Differentiate between Irritant Contact Dermatitis and Pressure
- Describe three differences in the appearance of Irritant Contact Dermatitis and Pressure
- Describe the etiology of three different types of Irritant Contact
- Choose products for Irritant Contact Dermatitis based on the etiology
Qualifications:
- Anyone Interested in learning about Irritant Contact Dermatitis & Coding
Home infusion therapy is becoming more common as the US healthcare system seeks to restrain costs without cutting patient safety. Reasons for home infusion therapy can include long term antibiotic therapy, hydration, or total parenteral nutrition. As a result, more nurses are taking care of patients in their home with vascular access devices including peripheral intravenous access (IVs), midline catheters and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC lines). Nurses need to be up to date on the administration of medications and the types and care of these devices as well as be able to teach the patient and family members how to care for the access to minimize the risk of complications including central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) Course Objectives - Compare three different intravenous access types used in homecare - Identify three complications of home infusion therapy - Identify two indications for home infusion therapy.
Qualifications:
- LVN – Licensed Vocational Nurses
- LPN – Licensed Practical Nurse
- RN – Registered Nurses
Lymphedema is a chronic condition characterized by swelling in the body's tissues, typically in the arms and legs, resulting from a blockage in the lymphatic system. This system is part of the immune and circulatory systems, responsible for draining lymph fluid from tissues, which can become blocked or damaged, leading to fluid buildup. There are two types: primary lymphedema (caused by problems with the development of lymph vessels) and secondary lymphedema (caused by damage to the lymphatic system). Common causes of secondary lymphedema include cancer treatment, infection, or injury. While there's no cure for lymphedema, it can be managed with early diagnosis and diligent care of affected limbs.
Course Objectives
- Discuss The Basics Lymphedema
Qualifications:
- Anyone Interested in learning about Lymphedema Basics
A. M. Working LLC is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for contact hours listed above applicable for APRN, RN, or LPN re-licensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing Provider Number: LT 0332-1222