NUR182 - Pressure Ulcers (1.0 HR)
Health care personnel will increase their care giving skills and understanding of patients with pressure ulcers.
Purpose: Health care personnel will increase their care giving skills and understanding of patients with pressure ulcers.
Objectives: Upon completion of this self-study the participant will be able to:
1. Increase their understanding of the incidence of pressure ulcers.
2. Define those individuals who are more at risk for pressure ulcer development.
3. Utilize a pressure ulcer assessment scale.
4. Identify potential causes of skin breakdown.
5. List at least 10 guidelines for prevention of pressure ulcers.
6. Increase their understanding of how a pressure ulcer develops.
7. Identify appropriate treatment measures to use when skin breakdown occurs.
Continuing Education Credits: 1.0 contact hours Iowa BON #335; 1.0 contact hours CA Board of Nursing CEP 14033; 1.0 contact hours CE Broker # 50-4572 Florida and District of Columbia; 0 contact hours for Social Work State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 159.001315; 1.0 contact hours for Physical Therapy State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 216.000284; 1.0 contact hours for Occupational Therapy State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 224.000164; 1.0 CE hours for certified nursing assistants; long term care department heads; and other health care disciplines.