Basic Wound Repair
In Collaboration with
Eastern Kentucky University’s
Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Program
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Perkins Building, Quads A & B
EKU Richmond Campus
Kit Carson Drive, Richmond, KY 40475
KYTrain Course ID#1041706
CONTACT HOURS: 5.5 ANCC Contact Hours. 6.6 KBN Contact Hours.
(60 minutes = 1 contact hour for ANCC Credit) Note: Didactic portion will be
provided through Black Board and needs to be completed two weeks before program
to receive maximum learning benefit.
ANCC Accreditation: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing
Education and Development, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing
education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation.
KBN Provider Offering: #3-0007-12-17-211.
KBN Approval: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education
and Development, has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the
Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). Provider #3-0007. Expiration Date December 31,
2017. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education
program does not constitute endorsement of program content.
REGISTRATION FEE: $120.00; Cost for EKU Students Only: $70.00 (includes
$35.00 for instruction and $35.00 for special supply fee). Limited space for Nurse
Practitioners providing care in clinic settings.
Includes contact hours for continuing nursing education, instruction, educational
materials and supplies. Note: Didactic portion will be provided through Black Board
and needs to be completed two weeks before program to receive maximum learning
benefit. The skills portion will be offered as a morning or afternoon session. You
must specify morning or afternoon session-once class capacity is filled for
session, you will only have the option of enrolling in remaining session. *Smaller
class size required to accommodate students’ needs.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This program is designed for Nurse Practitioner Students who
are/will be working in primary care, urgent treatment settings, or in Emergency
Departments where they are expected to manage wounds and traumatic injuries.
LEARNING GOAL (Purpose): This program is designed to provide the background
for a hands on experience in the treatment and management of wounds and
traumatic injuries.
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
Kathy Halcomb, EdD, APRN, FNP is an associate professor for the Department of
Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing at Eastern Kentucky University. She has
previously taught for the Dept. of Associate Degree Nursing and was the recipient of
the “Outstanding Teaching Award” at EKU. In addition to her teaching
responsibilities, Dr. Halcomb practices in a Primary Care Clinic in McKee.
Brooke Bentley, PhD, MSN, BSN, is an associate professor for the Department of
Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing at Eastern Kentucky University.
All presenters for this conference have disclosed no conflict of interest.
OBJECTIVES:
1. Discuss principles of wound healing and tissue repair.
2. Review indications for wound closure based on history and physical exam
findings.
3. Select appropriate local anesthesia and suture material for a given wound.
4. Discuss numerous wound closure techniques.
5. Demonstrate appropriate wound closure techniques for a given wound based on
patient history and physical findings.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Morning Session
8:30 am
Registration
9:00 am
Basic Suturing – History and Physical Exam
10:00 am
Break
10:15 am
Practice Wound Closure Techniques on Selected Wounds
11:45 am
Evaluation
12:00 pm
Awarding Certificates
Afternoon Session (Repeat)
12:30 pm
Basic Suturing – History and Physical Exam
1:30 pm
Break
1:45 pm
Practice Wound Closure Techniques on Selected Wounds
3:15 pm
Evaluations
3:30 pm
Awarding of Certificates
Attendance Requirement: Must review didactic portion of program via Black
Board site prior to this training, stay for entire session and complete a written
evaluation to be awarded contact hours.
Cancellation Policy: A participant who wishes to cancel registration must notify
the Division of Continuing Education and Development office at least three
working days prior to the workshop date in order to receive a refund minus
a $10 processing fee. After that date a substitute may be sent, but no refund.
If an offering is cancelled by EKU, the registration fee will be refunded in full.
Planning Committee Members:
Kathy Hall, RN-BC, MSN (NCEAC)
Director, EKU’s Division of Continuing Education and Development, www.ced.eku.edu
Patricia Birchfield, RN, CSN, CANP, CENP
Professor, EKU’s Baccalaureate & Graduate Nursing Program
Zelma Baker, RN, BSN, MPA, (NCEAC)
Director of Staff Development, Baptist Health Richmond
Lois A. Davis, RN, MSN, MA (NCEAC)
Public Health Nursing Manager for the Lexington Fayette County Health Department
A. Denise Humphreys, Administrative Assistant (NCEAC)
EKU’s Division of Continuing Education and Development, www.ced.eku.edu
*All planning committee members for this conference have disclosed no conflict of interest.