Credit Information (Post Test and/or Evaluation Required)

0.25 – Contact Hours

Start Date: 02/15/2024
End Date: 02/14/2027

Nurses – ANCC and CBRN Accreditation Statements

The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15115.

DISCLAIMER: Accreditation refers to educational content only and does not imply ANCC, CBRN or WOCN Society endorsement of any commercial product or service.

Target Audience: RN, Nurse Practitioners, Health Care Professionals who work with WOC patients.

To Receive Credit:

Complete the activity in its entirety.
Complete/submit the online evaluation.
Print out your certificate and/or save to your computer. It will also be saved to your CEC account.

Program Overview: This session will provide attentional information regarding the Skin SCAN quality improvement project, which implemented an innovative method to address the issue of pressure injuries (PIs) in the long-term care (LTC) setting. Recognizing the pivotal role of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) have in monitoring residents, the author developed and implemented the Skin SCAN communication guide, enabling CNAs to effectively identify and report early skin changes to licensed nurses. By promoting timely interventions by facility nurses and enhancing CNA comfort in recognizing skin changes, the initiative successfully reduced PI incidence to zero.

Learner Outcome: Following completion of this session, the learner will report increased confidence in utilizing tools to facilitate education and communication between CNAs and other healthcare providers to promote pressure injury prevention in the long-term care or other healthcare settings.

Relevant Financial Relationships:

The planners and faculty for this activity have no relevant relationships with ANCC/ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose, unless listed below. All relevant relationships with ineligible companies were mitigated according to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.