Are you active or reactive? Guidelines for support surfaces
Earn While You Learn: Continuing Education Certificate and One (1) Contact Hour Available!
Pressure injuries remain a significant challenge in healthcare, impacting patient well-being, caregiver workload, and facility resources. This on-demand webinar presented by Amanda Roguljic, RN, MS, APN, CWCN, explores the multifactorial causes of pressure injuries, including the roles of intense or prolonged pressure, shear forces, and the body’s microclimate. Special attention is given to patients with mobility limitations, who are at heightened risk due to altered mechanical loading boundaries.
Learning Objectives:
- Define Active and Reactive surfaces
- Differentiate the characteristics of support surfaces
- Develop a plan of care for the patient requiring a support surface
Attendees will have the opportunity to earn One (1) Contact Hour by participating the entire session and submitting the Evaluation Form at the end of the session. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider Number #CEP17028.
9:00 AM CDT
Presenter
Nancy Morgan RN, BSN, MBA, WOC
Co-Founder - Wound Care Education Institute
Nancy Morgan RN, BSN, MBA, WOC is an experienced clinician, successful business leader, and accomplished educator in the field of wound management. She is the co-founder of the Wound Care Education Institute, (WCEI®) and Wild on Wounds Productions.A wound care educator, compliance strategist, and business leader with over two decades at the forefront of skin and wound management, Nancy has trained more than 150,000 clinicians globally, and successful assisted healthcare teams deliver legally defensible, high-quality wound care that improves outcomes and protects providers.