Slide 1 Skin Care for the Caregiver Philadelphia 2011 Association for the Advancement of Wound Care Slide 2 Why Are We Here? To better understand human skin Learn…
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PRESSURE ULCERS By Holly Ferguson, PT, WCC PURPOSE The purpose of this self-learning module is to help guide nurses performing skin assessment…
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PRESSURE ULCER STAGING INCREASING THE TRUE DEPTH OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE pam mcfarland rn, wocn STAGING What is Staging? Staging is an assessment system that classifies pressure…
Wounds and Medical Nutrition Therapy Pressure Ulcers and Medical Nutrition Therapy By: Meghan Coffey Agenda Objectives Introduction Ice Breaker Overview of pressure ulcers…