Anatomy and physiology of the skin -- Wound healing -- Assessment of the patients with a wound -- General principles of wound management: goal setting and systemic support -- Patient and caregiver education: significance and guidelines -- Nutritional assessment and support in relation to wound healing -- General principles of topical therapy -- Wound cleansing and dressing selection -- Principles and guidelines for wound debridement -- Assessment and management of wound-related infections -- Refractory wounds: assessment and management -- Skin and wound care for neonatal and pediatric populations -- Skin and wound care for the geriatric population -- Skin and wound care for the bariatric population -- Skin and wound care for the spinal cord-injured patient -- General concepts related to skin and soft tissue injury caused by mechanical factors -- "Top-Down" injuries: prevention and management of moisture-associated skin damage (MASD), medical adhesive-related skin injury (MARSI), and skin tears -- Bottom-up (pressure shear) injuries -- Pressure ulcer prevention: specific measures and agency-wide strategies -- Therapeutic surfaces for bed and chair -- Venous insufficiency, venous ulcers, and lymphedema -- Assessment and management of patients with wounds due to lower-extremity arterial disease (LEAD) -- Lower extremity neuropathic disease -- Differential assessment of lower extremity wounds -- Atypical lower extremity wounds -- Foot and nail care -- Wounds cause by infectious processes -- Wounds caused by dermatologic conditions -- Oncology-related skin and wound care -- Thermal wounds: burn and frostbite injuries -- Traumatic wounds: assessment and management -- Management of surgical wounds -- Palliative wound care -- Fistula management -- Nursing management of the patient with percutaneous tubes.
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