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Overview
The goal of this course is to provide information regarding the development, prevention, and care of diabetic foot ulcers.Goals and Learning Outcomes
Despite recent improvements in patient access to medical care in the U.S., diabetic foot ulcers continue to be a prevalent health problem. Understanding the pathophysiology of diabetic ulcers enhances screening and prevention skills and assessment of current wounds. Treatment requires participation of a multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure appropriate wound care, monitoring, and ongoing reassessment to prevent recurrence. The goal of this course is to provide information regarding the development, prevention, and care of diabetic foot ulcers.
This course has a maximum of 3 exam attempts.
- Identify three components of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and explain how they may lead to development of a diabetic foot ulcer
- Identify strategies for ulcer prevention
- Discuss critical elements of the physical examination that identify patients at risk for
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Illustrate diagnostic and management options for infected or osteomyelitic diabetic foot ulcers
- Describe principles of offloading, optimal wound care, and adjunct therapies in managing diabetic foot ulcers
- Define barriers to effective care implementation for better disease management
- Identify the pathophysiology behind the development of diabetic foot ulcers as well as risk factors and strategies for prevention.
- Indicate elements of the physical examination that identify patients at risk for diabetic foot ulcers and important components of wound assessment.
- Recall treatment strategies for diabetic foot ulcers and infection, important elements of wound care, and the role of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 6/1/2022
REL-ACU-0-DFU
Course Author
MD
BSN, RN, CCRN
DO, MBA
Accreditations
NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
CEBroker
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.