Advance Your Clinical Knowledge— Become WOUND CARE CERTIFIED.

Goals and Objectives

SKIN AND WOUND MANAGEMENT COURSE 90-DAY ONLINE

This course offers an evidence-based approach to wound management to help clinicians stay

current with the standards of care and legally defensible at bedside. The Wound Care Education

Institute® (WCEI®) provides dynamic instructors who use engaging teaching methods proven to

help students learn better and retain new material. Exam is taken at a testing center nearest you.

TARGET AUDIENCE: LPN/LVN • RN • NP • PA • MD • DO • DPM • RD • RDN • PTA • PT • OTA • OT

• Discuss how standards of care, evidence based practice, and amultidisciplinary wound care team can affect clinical choices inwound management.

• Discuss the basic anatomy and physiology of the skin.

• Identify at least 5 parameters required for accurate woundassessment.

• Identify pressure ulcer stages according to NPUAP guidelines.

• Identify 5 factors which enhance or impede the wound healingprocess.

• Explain 4 types of basic principles of wound bed preparation.

• Identify 3 major components of a nutritional assessment foroptimizing wound healing.

• Identify 4 different categories for topical wound management.

• Select treatment options based upon wound assessment, etiology,and goal of wound care.

• Differentiate arterial, neuropathic, and venous ulcers in terms ofcausative factors, pathophysiology, appearance, and principles ofmanagement.

• Describe 3 factors involved in development of a pressure ulcerand interventions to prevent their occurrence.

• Describe at least 5 interventions that optimize acute surgicalwound healing.

• Differentiate between wound etiologies and clinical manifestationsof acute and traumatic wounds.

• Differentiate types of burns and principles of management.

• Select treatment options and differentiate wound etiologies andclinical manifestations of chronic, malignant, and inflammatorywounds.

• Discuss 3 adjunctive treatment modalities that enhance woundhealing.

• Discuss current multidisciplinary care approaches to wound care.

• Discuss components required for accurate wounddocumentation.

• LPN / LVN, RN, NP, PA, OTA, OT, PT, PTA, MD,DO, DPM – 2 years full-time or 4 years part-timewhere wound care was a component of the jobduties in the past 5 years

• RD / RDN – practiced 1 year full-time or 2 yearsparttime.

Examination Eligibility

Those wishing to take the Wound Care Certified (WCC®) or Nutrition Wound Care Certified (NWCC®) board certification exam must take the NAWCO® approved training course plus hold an active unrestricted license in one of the following professions:

Do you have examination questions? Contact the accrediting board, National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy® (NAWCO®) at 877-922-6292 or visit nawccb.org.

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• Self-paced learning with access tocourse modules for 90-days

• Continuing education contact hoursupon completion (see ContinuingEducation Statements)

• WCEI® Skin & Wound Managementcourse workbook

• Pre-exam certification review

• Learning aides: glossary, samplequestions and more

• Exclusive access to resource materials

• Live instructor tutoring available byappointment

• Nutrition Wound Care Supplementfor RD/RDN

Disclosure: Course must be completed in

entirety and the evaluation form must be

completed to receive a certificate of

completion.

Exam Application Fees

A certification exam fee of $330 will be paid directly to NAWCO®. Details are provided during course registration.

Payment Options

There are a variety of financial options available for students. Our Financial Advisor can discuss these with you by calling 877-462-9234 or emailing financeadvisor@wcei.net.

Cancellation Policy

A $200 administration fee will be applied to all cancellations. WCEI® must receive notification by email, within 7 business days of purchase, to admissions@wcei.net.

The shrink-wrapped workbook must be returned unopened within 14 days of purchase to WCEI, 25828 Pastoral Drive, Plainfield, IL 60585. Refunds will only be given within the policy described above.

Tuition InformationTuition Rate

$2,497 Member Rate Use Discount Code HCAW

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Continuing Education Statements

Nurses: In support of improving patient care, OnCourse Learning is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

OnCourse Learning approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #16588 for 22.75 contact hours.

Occupational Therapists: OnCourse Learning is an approved provider of continuing education for occupational therapists by the American Occupational Therapy Association.The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. The Skin and Wound Management Course is approved for 2.25 AOTA CEUs for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. Please check with your state for prior approval. For instructional level and AOTA classification codes, visit https://www.wcei.net/cme.

Physical Therapists: OnCourse Learning is an approved physical therapy continuing Education sponsor, license number 216.000275 by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The Skin and Wound Management Course is approved for 22.75 contact hours for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants. Please check with your state for prior approval.

Registered Dietitians: OnCourse Learning is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider (#GD001) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). This is a level 2 course with suggested CDR learning codes of 2000, 3000, 5000, 5040, 5050, 5090, 5100, 5101, 5380 and performance indicators of 2.2.1, 2.2.4, 2.3.2, 4.1.2, 4.4.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 10.1.2, 10.2.3, 10.2.4, 10.2.9.

Physicians: In support of improving patient care, OnCourse Learning is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. OnCourse Learning designates this live activity for a maximum of 22.75 AMA PRA category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Ann Avery RN, CWCN, LNC, WCC

Bill Richlen PT, CWS, WCC, DWC

Donna Sardina RN, MHA, WCC, DWC, OMS

Don Wollheim MD, FAPWCA, WCC, DWC

Gail Hebert RN, BSN, MS, CWCN, WCC, OMS

Nancy Morgan RN, BSN, MBA, WOC, WCC, DWC, OMS

Scott Batie MPT, RPT, MEd, WCC, OMS

Joy Hooper RN, BSN, CWOCN, OMS, WCC

Speakers and Planning Committee

ONLINE Course

Access this course ONLINE in the comfort of your own home. You have 90 days to complete the narrated course. The WCC® examination can be taken at the computer testing center nearest you. For more information on accreditation, visit www.wcei.net/cme.

Accommodations for DisabilitiesEvery effort will be made to accommodate your special needs. To request accommodation, please call (877) 462-9234.

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