New Burn Course 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.
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 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 7.00 Attendance