Kim Saunders – The Ultimate Hands-On Wound Care Clinical Lab
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- Kim Saunders – The Ultimate Hands-On Wound Care Clinical Lab
- Faculty:
- Kim Saunders
- Duration:
- 5 Hours 32 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Mar 13, 2019
Description
| Manual – The Ultimate Hands-On Wound Care Clinical Lab (20.70 MB) | 94 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Outline
Wound Bed Tissue Types: Presentation & Treatment
- Epithelial Tissue
- Granulation Tissue
- Healthy Granulation
- Hypergranulation
- Fibrin
- Scaffolding for granulation
- Characteristics of presentation
- Necrotic – When to remove, when to leave alone
- Slough – Devitalized, must be debrided
- Eschar – Devitalized
- Dry Gangrene – Necrosis/Tissue Demise
Wound Margin Issues and Strategies
- Epiboly – Rolled Edges
- Hyperkeratotic – Dry, Calloused Edges
- Jagged
- Epithelialization
- Peri-Wound Issues
- Macerated
- Desiccated
- Erythema
- Indurated
- Atrophic/Fibrotic
- Fluctuant
Characteristics of Common Wounds
- Phases of Healing
- Etiology, Appearance, Location, Exudates
- Arterial Insufficiency
- Venous Insufficiency
- Diabetic/Neuropathic
- Pressure Ulcers – Demystifying Staging
- Skin Tears
Hands-On Clinical Lab
- Using the latest in wound care model technology, participate in skill-based exercises in:
- Wound staging
- Tissue type identification
- Proper measuring techniques
- Tunneling/Undermining
- Wound care product awareness and application
HANDS-ON LAB
Wound Care Products
- Characteristics of Each Dressing Category
- Hydrogel, Hydrocolloid, Collagen
- Calcium Alginate/Hydrofiber
- Silver products, Foam, Honey
- Multi-layer compression
- Gauze/Composite
- Exudate determines dressing
Strategies to Select Primary Dressings for:
- Dry/Minimally Draining Wounds
- Hydrogel
- Oil emulsions
- Ringer’s Lactate impregnated
- Combinations
- Moderate/Heavy/Copious drainage
- Alginates/Hydrofibers
- Topical Medications
- Critically Colonized/Infected Wounds
- Silver Dressings
- Silver Alginates/Hydrofibers, Hydrogels and Collagens
- Antimicrobial impregnated dressings
- Enzymatic debriders
- Cleansing agents and other topicals
- Proper Application and Cost Considerations
- Alternative Options and Substitutions
Faculty
Kim Saunders, MSN/ED, RN, CWON®, CFCN Related seminars and products: 12
WOC Consulting, LLC
Kim Saunders, MSN/ED, RN, CWON®, CFCN, has extensive experiences as a wound, ostomy, and continence nurse across a variety of settings, including acute care, hospice, home health and skilled nursing facilities. As a respected expert in her field, Kim evolved her practice to be able to more fully share her insights as co-owner of WOC Consulting, LLC. In this role, she consults with healthcare systems on a variety of challenges that develop related to wound, ostomy, and incontinence-associated dermatitis. Some of the special projects her knowledge has been sought for include: guiding standardization of wound care formularies and pressure-relieving device selections, as well as a myriad of other processes to standardize and improve upon existing skin and wound care delivery. Her wound care experience goes beyond trouble-shooting the most challenging of patient wounds. It also includes expertise regarding the increasingly important ability to incorporate cost-effective care and reimbursement considerations at the bedside.
Kim is an active member of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society™ and the Advanced Wound Care Society. She has traveled the country extensively to deliver practice-changing wound care trainings to experienced healthcare professionals. Kim is also the author of the Wound Care Pocket Guide: Clinical Reference, Second Edition (PESI, 2017).
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kim Saunders has an employment relationship with Pardee Home Health and WOC Consulting. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Nonfinancial: Kim Saunders has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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