COURSES ARE CUSTOMIZED BASED ON THE NEEDS OF NURSES, CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANTS AND PATIENT CARE ASSOCIATES.
NURSING EXCELLENCE requires commitments from all levels of nursing and all caregivers who interact with patients. Our coaching and educational offerings reach across the spectrum of nursing care from executive nurses to clinicians to bedside caregivers in all settings. We include certified nursing assistants (CNAs), patient care associates (PCAs), physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapy assistants (PTAs) as critical partners with nurses at the bedside.
NURSING EXECUTIVES:
Learn about the design and development of full service wound care programs and how to promote an effective skin injury and pressure injury prevention strategy. This session answers questions about which specialists are best suited to your organization and how to prepare staff members to support your mission of patient safety. If you have an existing wound care and pressure injury prevention team, it may be time for a REBOOT/REFRESH program. Give your skin care teams a one-day seminar that will help them identify and focus on challenges. We strive to excite and motivate the team to reach their goals. At the end of this seminar, your team will have a clear list of action items that will support progress towards your organization’s goals.
AVAILABLE COURSES: Every course is customized to your specific needs and policies. Every course creation starts with a conference call with you so that we can ensure we are addressing your needs.
The Wound Treatment Associate (WTA) Program developed by the WOCN Society is a continuing education program to promote the use of best practice strategies to protect patients from avoidable injuries and provide evidence based wound treatments. Participants commit to spend at least 2 hours per week completing online modules, will attend an 8-hour applied learning day and take an online final exam. Total course time is expected to take 12 weeks. RNs earn 32.25 CEs (ANCC) and PTs earn 20 CEs from their professional organization. Graduates of the WTA Program who hold a nursing license are eligible to apply for the WTA-C certification exam provided by the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Board Certification organization (WOCNCB.org). https://www.wocn.org/wound-treatment-associate-program/about/
One Day Seminar: Reboot or Refresh your pressure injury prevention program – for skin care committees.
Preventing Skin Injuries: The Critical Role of Certified Nursing Assistants – for CNAs, PCAs
Accurate Documentation of Pressure Injuries: Impact on quality indicators and CMS coding – staff nurses, quality nurses, wound specialists, skin care committees, managers
Hospital-wide prevalence surveys – methods, analysis, and improvement planning – for certified wound specialists, quality nurses, skin care committees, managers
Pressure Injury prevention and treatment – designing the approach, mobilizing the team – for quality directors, wound specialists, skin care committees.
Conducting root cause analysis of pressure injury events – for nurses, certified wound specialists, quality nurses, managers, skin care committees, risk management
Legal issues: Documentation: Accurate risk assessment scores, evidence-based interventions, and patient education – for nurses, managers, risk management
Identifying which patients are at risk for pressure injuries: How to use the Braden Scale correctly – for nurses
Pressure Injury Prevention – end-of-life care and challenges – for nurses
Reducing CAUTI – what to do after the catheter is out. – for nurses
Reducing device-related pressure injuries – an interdisciplinary approach – for nurses, skin care committees, quality nurses, physicians
Care of the patient with a stoma-the road to recovery – for nurses, CNAs, PCAs, PTAs
