The highest incidence of and most severe pressure injury occur in persons with darkly pigmented skin. Explore "What's pigment got to do with it"? and learn about the differences in the appearance of skin injury and healing in dark pigmented skin. We will also be looking at ways to improve your assessments of darkly pigmented skin.
Learning Outcome: Upon successful completion of this educational program, the learner should be able to have increased confidence in assessing skin injury in darkly pigmented skin.
This webinar is supported by an educational grant from Hillrom. The WOCN® Society does not endorse specific products and services.
Credit Information:
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.
Contact Hour(s): 1.00
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:
DISLOSURE: 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.
Learning Outcome: The learner will report increased confidence in knowing how to prevent skin being too wet or too dry to maintain the balance for healthy skin.
Disclosures: 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.