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Cathy Thomas Hess

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PubMed2005

The art of skin and wound care documentation.

PURPOSE: To provide physicians and nurses with an overview of strategies for descriptive documentation of skin and wound assessments and interventions. TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in learning about strategies for documenting skin and wound assessments and interventions. OBJECTIVES: After reading the article and taking the test, the participant will be able to: 1. Describe documentation related to the use of risk assessment and manual assessment tools. 2. Describe documentation related to the use of skin and wound assessment tools.

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Orchestrating wound healing: assessing and preparing the wound bed.

PURPOSE: To provide an overview of the steps needed to prepare the wound bed for healing. TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing-education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in learning about the process for preparing the wound bed for healing. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After reading the article and taking the test, the participant will be able to: 1. Describe the anatomy and physiology of the skin. 2. Describe the wound healing process, the local and systemic factors that may impair healing, and the parameters that assess the wound status. 3. Describe the steps in the process to prepare the wound bed for healing.

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The art of skin and wound care documentation.

PURPOSE: To provide physicians and nurses with an overview of strategies for descriptive documentation of skin and wound assessments and interventions. TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in learning about strategies for documenting skin and wound assessments and interventions. OBJECTIVES: After reading the article and taking the test, the participant should be able to: 1. Describe documentation related to the use of risk assessment and manual assessment tools. 2. Describe documentation related to the use of skin and wound assessment tools.

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