Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, WOCN, CWCMS

Webinar Description:

Wound Care Essentials:  Wound Assessment (First course released in a series of 10)

Wound assessment is an essential component of wound care management to observe and document current wound status and allow for tracking progress of patients’ wounds.

It should be completed within 8 hours of patient’s admission, throughout the healing process and when new wounds develop. Include wound specifics including etiology, location, measurements, color, exudate, non-viable tissue, odor, and any sign of infection.

Ongoing wound assessment with evaluations will help ensure appropriate treatments, control symptoms, prevent complications, and promote wound healing.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the importance of wound assessment for management of wound care.
2. Identify essential factors to observe and document for an accurate wound assessment.
3. Recognize benefit of wound assessments in developing plan of care to promote wound healing.

California Board of Registered Nursing-Continuing Education Provider license/certification number 17756. 1.0 Contact Hour (s).