Patient and Wound Assessment
- 3.25 CE hours: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for physicians, ANCC contact hours for nurses
- Self-paced, 100% online, 24/7 access
- Interactive lessons with clinical images, illustrations and knowledge checks
- AI tutor that answers questions from this module’s content
- Key terms, flashcards, workbook and printable handouts
- 90-day course access
$49.00
+ ANCC contact hours
built in
What You Will Learn
The diagnosis is made before the dressing is chosen, and most of it is made in the history. This module teaches the assessment that every wound plan depends on: a wound-relevant history that captures duration, prior treatment, comorbidity, medications and the barriers that decide whether a plan can be carried out; a systematic vascular, neurologic, musculoskeletal and skin examination, including Doppler waveforms, the ankle-brachial index and its calcification trap, and the 10 gram monofilament; reproducible wound measurement and description of the wound bed, exudate, edges and periwound skin; bedside recognition of infection in the patients where fever and white cell count fail; and the selective use of laboratory tests, cultures, imaging and biopsy, including the osteomyelitis workup. It ends where assessment should, with a defended etiology and a judgment on whether the wound is healing or has stalled.
Inside the Module
- ✓Four narrated, interactive lessons
- ✓Quizzes and knowledge checks that flag what needs review
- ✓Clinical images and illustrations of assessment and management
- ✓Key terms, flashcards and a fillable workbook
- ✓An AI tutor that answers questions from this module’s content
- ✓Downloadable handouts and references
- ✓A post-test you can retake until you pass
- ✓Certificate claimed inside the course on completion
Certificate and Credit
This enduring activity is jointly provided by WoundEducators.com and CME Outfitters, LLC, and designated for a maximum of 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and 3.25 ANCC contact hours. Other healthcare professionals receive a Certificate of Attendance.
After completing the post-test, claim your certificate using the link inside the course. Credit available through September 1, 2028. Questions: [email protected].
Who This Module Is For
Physicians, nurses, podiatrists, therapists and other members of the wound care team who assess and manage chronic wounds and want focused, accredited continuing education on patient and wound assessment.
This module is a standalone CE course; it is not a certification exam prep program. Clinicians preparing for wound care certification should see our full certification courses.
*Hours to complete: 3.25 hours, based on the designated credit for this activity.
