Course Outline

What You'll Learn:

Hour 1: Understanding Skin Integrity

• Functions of the Skin and Age-Related Changes
• Risk Factors for Impaired Skin Integrity in LTC Residents
• Stages of Pressure Injuries (per NPIAP Definitions)
• Common Sites for Pressure Injuries
• Intrinsic Factors: Nutrition, Hydration, Mobility, Comorbidities

Hour 2: Prevention and Care Strategies for Pressure Injuries

• Prevention Strategies in Long-Term Care
• Wound Care Principles
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Uphold Rights
• Resident and Family Education
• Supporting References