Recognizing and Reporting Skin Conditions

Course Code: REL-SRC-0-RRSC

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024

Learning Objectives:
Recall the structures and functions of the skin.
Recognize risk factors for skin problems.
Identify common skin conditions and problems.
Explain interventions to maintain healthy skin.
Describe guidelines for recognizing and reporting skin problems.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

1. About This Course


2. Learning Objectives

Section 2: The Skin

1. The Body's Largest Organ


2. Skin Layers


3. The Healing Process


4. Who is at Risk for Skin Problems?


5. Internal Risk Factors


6. External Risk Factors


7. Review


8. Summary

Section 3: Pressure Injury

1. Mr. James


2. Pressure Injury


3. Pressure and Shear


4. Pressure Injury Sites


5. Pressure Injury Stages


6. Review


7. Summary

Section 4: Other Common Skin Conditions

1. Symptoms and Causes


2. Skin Tears, Cuts, Abrasions, and Bruises


3. Chronic Wounds


4. Excessively Dry or Wet Skin


5. Bacterial Infections


6. Fungal Infections


7. Viral Infections


8. Parasitic Infections


9. Dermatitis


10. Hives


11. Warts, Skin Tags, and Moles


12. Treatments


13. Review


14. Summary

Section 5: Maintaining Healthy Skin and Reporting Problems

1. Skin Care


2. Skin Protection


3. Physical Activity


4. Nutrition


5. Pressure Relief


6. Recognizing and Reporting


7. Review


8. Summary

Section 6: Conclusion

1. Summary


2. Course Contributor


3. References


4. Congratulations!

Staff Writer: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.

Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C) and is a Curriculum Designer in post-acute care for Relias. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.”

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Administrators; Direct Care Workers; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.

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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.