Description
The nursing assistant, patient care assistant, nursing assistant or patient care tech has the important responsibility of providing basic care to patients and helping them with daily activities they are unable to do for themselves. These health care providers usually help with bathing and dressing and normally have more one-on-one contact with patients. Because of their responsibilities these staff members should be considered the number one skin assessors. Many times, the assistants are the ones who identify patients who have skin injuries. The purpose of this presentation is to provide nursing assistants, patient care assistants, and patient care techs with the knowledge needed within their scope of practice to identify patients who are at risk for skin injury. Their knowledge of basic preventive measures will facilitate the prevention of skin injury in the patient populations they serve.
Major Content Areas Covered in the Course
Competencies
The WTA Program prepares participants with competencies that they can apply to their
practice immediately upon completion of the program. These competencies are assessed
through the online multiple choice and case scenario exams, as well as hands-on skills return
demonstrations. Course participants are expected to demonstrate knowledge and skills in the
following areas:
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this educational program, the learner should be able to:
- Understand the importance of basic skin care in preventing injury.
- Identify when a patient is at risk for injury and report it to the nurse or charge nurse.
- List basic preventive measures to prevent skin injury.
- Understand the importance of protecting the skin from exposure of moisture such as urine and stool for incontinent patients.
- Describe the steps of a basic ostomy pouch change.
- Describe the steps of basic ostomy pouch emptying
Target Audience: CNA, PCT, PCA, Health Care Professionals who work with WOC patients.
Instructor: Marcia Yvette Myers DNP, CNS, RN, CWCN
Course ID: IC-009
CE Broker Educational Provider Tracking #: 50-30075
CE Broker Course Tracking #: 20-857039
CE Credit Hours: 2.00
Credit Information:
In order to receive contact hours, you must meet the following criteria:
- You must not be absent for more than 10 minutes of the activity.
- Score 70% or higher on the post-test.
- Submit the online course evaluation
- Print out your certificate and/or save it to your computer.
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wocncb.orginForm Care is an approved provider of continuing education by:
- Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
- Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy
- Arkansas State Board of Nursing
- District of Columbia Board of Nursing
- Florida Board of Nursing (Provider # 50-30075)
- Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
- Georgia Board of Nursing
- Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
- Kentucky Board of Nursing
- Mississippi Board of Nursing
- New Mexico Board of Nursing
- North Dakota Board of Nursing
- South Carolina Board of Nursing
- West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
inForm Care is a recognized provider of continuing education by:
- California Board of Registered Nursing
- Delaware Board of Nursing
- Idaho Board of Nursing
- Iowa Board of Nursing
- Kansas Board of Nursing
- Louisiana State Board of Nursing
- Montana Board of Nursing
- Nebraska Board of Nursing
- New Hampshire Board of Nursing
- North Carolina Board of Nursing
- Ohio Board of Nursing
- Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
- Texas Board of Nursing
- Virginia Board of Nursing
- Wyoming State Board of Nursing
Disclosures:
Marcia Yvette Myers DNP, CNS, RN, CWCN has disclosed that she has no relevant financial relationships or conflicts of interest with commercial interests related directly or indirectly to this educational activity.
Commercial Support or Non-Commercial Sponsorship: There is no commercial support or non-commercial sponsorship for this activity.
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