Wound Care Education for LPNs

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There are a number of factors that go into determining an LPN’s salary, including experience, location, and setting. Aside from these three, one of the most influential salary factors to consider is the additional certifications an LPN has. While there are over 20 different certifications that LPNs can add to their resume, one of the…

Updated NPUAP Staging Illustrations for Pressure Ulcers

Updated NPUAP Staging Illustrations for Pressure Ulcers

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The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel redefined the definition of pressure injuries during the NPUAP 2016 Staging Consensus Conference.  The updated staging definitions were presented at a meeting of over 400 professionals.  Dr. Mikel Gray from the University of Virginia guided the Staging Task Force and conference participants to an agreement on the updated definitions…

Wound Malignancies

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Wound malignancy is a growing concern, particularly as the population ages and the ‘baby boomer’ generation reaches retirement.  A malignant wound can result from tumor necrosis, fungating tumor cells, an ulcerating cancerous wound, or a malignant cutaneous wound;1 and rarely achieves satisfactory closure.2–3 Malignant wounds can have both ulcerative and fungating features and are often associated…

Wound Care Certification for LPNs

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Our Wound Care Certification for LPN course provides licensed practical nurses with all the wound care knowledge needed for national certification. Prepare for national board certification in wound care management with all of the assets included in WoundEducators.com’s wound care course for LPNs. Stand Out from Your Colleagues LPNs are certified in basic patient care…

The Top Four Reasons Healthcare Organizations LOVE Wound Care Certified Employees

The Top Four Reasons Healthcare Organizations LOVE Wound Care Certified Employees

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You may want to consider the following prior to your next job interview or evaluation: The top four reasons that Healthcare Organizations absolutely LOVE wound care certified employees: Patient Satisfaction Wound care certified practitioners own the knowledge that can facilitate positive patient outcomes which results in a high level of patient satisfaction. Organizations are always…

Getting Your WCC Certification

Getting Your WCC Certification

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Have you decided it’s time to get your WCC Certification? WoundEducators.com can help. The National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy, also known as NAWCO, is the nonprofit organization that regulates the WCC (Wound Care Certified) wound certification credential. About the National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy (NAWCO) The National Alliance of Wound Care…

Extremit-Ease: Not Your Mother’s Compression Garment

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Venous insufficiency is a common condition which results in edema due to elevated pressure within the capillary beds, as well as distention of the capillary beds. Venous insufficiency is often improved in the morning when the patient has been laying down all night, and worsens when the patient is up and the affected limb(s) are…

Wound Care Education: How Do Wounds Affect YOUR Skin?

Wound Care Education: How Do Wounds Affect YOUR Skin?

The process of wound healing is a complex bodily function. This natural process involves inflammatory vascular and connective tissue working in tandem with epithelial cells over a period of time. As such, wound care education requires a basic understanding of how wounds actually affect the connective tissue that is human skin. Our skin consists of…