Wound Care: Incision Management

CEU Hours: 1 CEU for the Body Altering Aesthetics Industry

Course Description:

This course was designed for healthcare providers providing care to individuals after surgery. During this course, you can prepare and learn how to guide your client in caring for their incision and recognition of when healing is progressing as anticipated or showing signs of delayed healing. Learn the method for caring for healing incisions and treat issues as they arise. If you are a physical therapist, you may be eligible for contact hours. Contact hours are awarded through Wound and Therapy Seminars, an approved provider of PT/PTA education through the New York State Board of Physical Therapy. PT/PTA from other states may be eligible according to their state CEU requirements. Documents required will be available to print

Course Objectives:

• Discuss Normal Healing
• Identify Signs of Infection
• Discuss Appropriate Treatments to Promote Incision Healing
• Recognize Appropriate Instances for Referral

 

Incision Management Program Outline

• Discussion of normal healing cascade
• Primary vs secondary intention
• Discussion of phases of healing
• Surgical site infection identification
• Review of NERD and STONES
• Discussion of scars
• Discussion of treatment techniques to minimize complications

 

Complete the narrated powerpoint instruction followed by a post-test and survey for CEU credit 1 contact hour provide by NYS approved provider Wound and Therapy Seminars LLC

 

Course Format:

online, modular

 

Key Lexicon words:

contraindications, cellulitis, edema, friction, homeostasis, necrosis

 

Who can take this course: Intended for licensed healthcare providers.