Credits (Post Test and/or Evaluation Required)

0.5 - Contact Hours

0.5 - Pharmacology

Release Date: 08/05/2021

Expiration Date: 08/05/2024

Credit Information:

Nurses – ANCC Accreditation Statements

The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education 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 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 posttest and 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 review current literature on appropriate use of antiseptics, which agents are considered helpful or harmful according to current research, and discuss clinical pearls on use of antiseptics for patients with wound and skin related problems.

Learning Outcome: The nurse will report (in the open-ended question ‘what do you plan to change’) intentions to select topical antiseptics to improve chronic wound healing.

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.

Commercial Support or Non-Commercial Sponsorship: There is no commercial support or non-commercial sponsorship for this activity.