New Burn Nurse Course /Burn POD - December 4, 2024

December 4, 2024

This day of classes will prepare the new nurse to care for a burn patient from admission to discharge 

Target Audience

New Nurses to Burn Care 

Learning Objectives

Understand the importance of their role in the outcomes of burn patient recovery.

Discuss the management of a burn patient from admission to discharge and care emergencies
Demonstrate how to apply a burn dressing and wash a burn face 
Describe the importance of nutritional supplements in the healing of burn wounds

Discuss the goals of physical therapy and occupational therapy in the burn patient recovery.

Calculated a difficult resuscitation for a critical burn patient. 

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: 
12/04/2024
Course expires: 
12/28/2024
Event starts: 
12/04/2024 - 7:00am EST
Event ends: 
12/04/2024 - 3:00pm EST
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UPMC Mercy
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

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

Nicole Pieri BSN, RN, CCRN, PHRN or Ruth Zabielski BSN, RN, CCRN

Josh Glasser MS, RD, LDN

Nicole Ertman RD, LDN

 Dominique Kuzma DPT, MPT

Danielle Karhut MOT, OTR/L

Jessica Smith MS, CCLS

Jenny Ziembicki ,MD

 

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 1.00 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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