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Learn how to classify pressure injuries, how to examine and assess the patients skin as well as get techniques for preventing pressure injuries.
Pressure Injury Prevention: Identification, Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Injuries
In this course, developed together with Sharon Baronoski, you will learn how to classify pressure injuries, how to examine and assess the patient´s skin as well as get techniques for preventing pressure injuries.
After completing this course, you will understand:
• The impact of a pressure injury on the patient
• How a pressure injury develops and how to classify the stages of pressure injuries
• The risk factors for pressure injury development and the essential elements of a skin assessment
• The techniques for preventing pressure injuries
To pass this course you will need a minimum score of 70% to receive a certificate endorsed by EWMA.
This course has been developed in cooperation with Sharon Baranoski. Sharon is a board-certified nurse in wound care, with 35 plus years of first-hand clinical expertise.