What You’ll Discover in Heidi Huddleston Cross Advanced Pressure Injury Course Strategies for Prevention, Assessment & Treatment
- Faculty:
- Heidi Huddleston Cross
- Duration:
- 5 Hours 47 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and video
- Copyright:
- February 28, 2018
Description
Pressure Injury prevention, assessment, treatment. These are complex and specialized services that patients need. There are several co-There are many factors to take into consideration, including rising costs, changing regulations, and increasing scrutiny. Are you confident that you are doing well?-To-Keep up-to-date with the most recent evidence to guide your decision making about pressure injuries
Prevention
You play an important role in preventing pressure injury from happening again. This course will teach you everything you need.-To-You can use your knowledge to achieve your goals efficiently and in a cost-effective manner.-Methods that are evidence-based. This discussion will discuss the best practices in pressure injury prevention.
Assessment
It is important to immediately assess and treat any pressure injuries that occur. Rest assured….you will get everything you need to know when it comes to pressure injury staging, recognition of wound infection, avoidable vs. unavoidable wounds and the ability to differentiate pressure injuries from moisture associated skin breakdown.
Treatment
The appropriate treatment plan should be developed quickly after a pressure injury has received a thorough assessment. This will prevent any complications or deterioration. The best information on pressure injury treatment will be shared with you. This includes debridement options and wound bed preparation.-Considerations and times when antimicrobial dressings may be required.
You will also learn valuable documentation tips to help you properly reflect your practice, protect it, and avoid legal risk. You are guaranteed to increase your confidence, effectiveness, and career opportunities with this course recording on Pressure Ulcers.Â
Handouts
| Manual (3.2 MB) | 153 pages | Available after Purchase |
Outline
Pressure Injury Prevention
Evidence-Based Guidelines
- National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
- Wound, Ostomy, and Continence nurses Society
The Etiology of Pressure Injuries
- Mechanical load: Magnitude, time
- Mechanisms that can cause tissue damage
Risk Factors & Risk Assessment
- The Braden Scale is a reliable tool for assessing risk.
- You need to be aware of both intrinsic and extrinsic risks.
- Assessment of skin and tissue
Try these Practice Tips for Prevention
- Skin care: Moisturization key
- Repositioning frequency: Are they really every two hours?
- Put your heels up!
- The RIGHT surface, at the RIGHT moment
The Role of Nutrition Pressure Injury Development
- Lab values
- Avoid unintentional weight loss
Pressure Injury Assessment
Wound Assessment
- Consider the entire patient and not just the hole.
- Assessment of wounds: Essential elements
- It’s a decision, decisions: Is it incontinence-associated dermatitis?
Pressure Injury Staging
- Deep tissue injury and injuries related to medical devices
- Controversies
- STAGING QIZ!!
Wound Infection and Other Complications
- Biofilms are playing an increasingly important role
- NERDS AND STONES – Huh?
- Sepsis
- Osteomyelitis
- Malignancy
- Recurrence
Avoidable vs. Unavoidable Injury
- Skin failure
- Kennedy Terminal Ulcers
Skin Changes at Life’s End (SCALE)
- F-Tag 314
- WOCN document
- Antibiotic therapy
Pressure Injury Treatment
Wound Bed Preparation
- The principle of TIME
- Important importance of cleansing
- Debridement: What, when and how does it work?
Basic Wound Dressings
- How important is moist wound healing
What must be on every formular
Support from vendors and caveats
Advanced Wound dressings and therapies
- What is the right time to take it up?
Antimicrobial dressings
- There are so many……how to choose
- Silver
- Honey
- Hydrofera Blue
- PHMB
Iodosorb
- Dakin’s Solution and vinegar (yes, we still use it)
- Hypochlorous Acid
- Sorbact
Collagen dressings
- Negative pressure wound treatment
- Other options
Surgical Repair
- Skin grafts vs. Flaps
Documentation Tips
- What you must know and what you MUST have in your record
- Some examples of good documentation
- Tips to avoid going to court
Faculty
Heidi Huddleston Cross, MSN., RN., FNP-CWOCN, BC Similar seminars and products 6
Heidi H. Cross, MSN., RN., FNP-BC, CWON, Is a board-Certified Wound and Ostomy Nurse, and a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner in Syracuse NY. She has extensive caregiving experience. for Wound and ostomy patients in acute as well as long-term care facilities. CNY Surgical Physicians currently employs her. for Nursing homes in Syracuse, NY. She also has her own independent practice and is an expert witness. for Attorneys for defense and plaintiff.
Ms. Cross is a member the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, The Association for The American Nurses Association and the Advancement of Wound Care. As chair of the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board examination and credential and reviewing committees, as well as the marketing and communications committees, she has been involved in many committees related wound and ostomy treatment. She is co-chair of the Wound and Ostomy Nurses Society.-Chair of the National Conference Planning Committee Ostomy Track, has completed peer review for The Center granted a grant to Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing. for Clinical Investigation Research. She was part of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment Of Pressure Ulcers in 2014.
Speaker Disclosures
Financial: Heidi Huddleston Cross Molnlycke provides an honorarium, consulting fee and a gift. She is awarded a speaking honorarium by PESI Inc.
Nonfinancial: Heidi Huddleston Cross is a member in good standing of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence (WOCN) Society.
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