Li-039686 MedStar Health Skin Forum
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Type
Live

Credit
Yes
Description
This course offers 6.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for nurses. To ... show more
This course offers 6.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for nurses. To claim the credits, the course must be completed prior to April 29, 2025. Once your evaluation is complete, under Main Menu in SiTEL click on the CloudCME link and click on My CE/ Transcript to find the credits the next business day.
About this Course: Live presentation of best practices regarding evaluation of skin, pressure injury evaluation, and patients at risk for pressure injury development.
show lessObjectives
- Assess the effectiveness of current skin care practices and advocate for improvements.
- Define the role and responsibilities of a MedStar Health Skin Champion.
- Demonstrate effective communication strategies between nurses and techs to optimize patient outcomes.
- Demonstrate the importance of early skin assessment and effective techniques for skin assessment and pressure injury prevention strategies in patient care.
- Demonstrate the use of the Braden Score for predicting pressure injury risk utilizing a case study.
- Describe common diagnoses and comorbidities that increase a patient’s risk of developing a pressure injury.
- Describe necessary documentation to mitigate liability risk and ensure compliance with standards of care.
- Develop an action plan to enhance teamwork and technology utilization in pressure injury prevention and care.
- Develop and action plan to enhance the role of the Skin Champion in promoting best practices in skin integrity and pressure injury prevention.
- Discuss how
Fees
Free
Activity Director
LAURA Ogle
Activity Coordinators
Gwendolyn Mulholland
Kimberly Mauck
Renee Grubbs
Karen Droter
Christina Encarnacion
Melanie Karner
Chloe Regino
Carolyn Corazza
Nakita Braboy
Beth Kilmoyer
Jennifer Guzman
Joan Sullivan
Kimberly Mauck
Renee Grubbs
Karen Droter
Christina Encarnacion
Melanie Karner
Chloe Regino
Carolyn Corazza
Nakita Braboy
Beth Kilmoyer
Jennifer Guzman
Joan Sullivan
Organization
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center