New Burn Course October 11, 2023

October 11, 2023

This class will provide knowledge on the care of burn patients at UPMC Mercy .

Target Audience

RN'S  who care for burn patients 

Learning Objectives

The participant will be able to discuss the management of a critical burn patient.

 The participant will be able to demonstrate how to apply a burn dressing and wash a burn face.

 The participant will be to describe the importance of nutritional supplements in the healing of burn wounds.

The participant will be able to discuss the goals of physical therapy and occupational therapy in the burn patient recovery.

The participant will discuss the care and assessment of pedaitric burn patient.

The participant will discuss the quality measures that are reviewed in the care of a burn patient.

 The participant will be able to calculate a difficult resuscitation for a critical burn patient.

 The participant will discuss the growth and development of a pediatric burn patient.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 7.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
10/11/2023
Course expires: 
12/09/2023
Event starts: 
10/11/2023 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/11/2023 - 3:00pm EDT
UPMC Mercy
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

Michele Buraczewski MSN, RN, CEN, CCRN-K, TCRN, CBRN

Ruth Zabielski RN, CCRN

Dr. Jenny  Ziembicki 

Stacey Hillard, RD, LDN, CNSC

Josh Glasser RD, LDN

Dominique Kuzma MPT, DPT

Danieel  Karhut MOT, OTR/L

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 7.00 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.  

Available Credit

  • 7.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 7.00 Attendance
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