Integumentary (Skin) Module Intro
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- Describe the pathophysiology and priorities for care of a patient who sustains burns.
- Determine the degree of burn and total body surface area involvement of a burn using the Rule of Nines
- Discuss the nursing priorities for prevention and/or management of pressure ulcers/Pressure injuries
- Explain the pathophysiology of Herpes Zoster (Shingles), how to recognize it, and how to manage these patients.
- Discuss ways to identify skin cancer and educate a patient on how to prevent skin cancer from forming.
- Discuss the pathophysiology and nursing priorities for MRSA infections, frostbite, and Stevens Johnson Syndrome.
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Term 4, Week 2
Concepts Covered:
- Integumentary Disorders
- Tissues and Glands
- Integumentary Important Points
- Integumentary Disorders
- Terminology
- Postoperative Nursing
- Musculoskeletal Trauma
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Medication Administration
- Microbiology
- Disorders of the Adrenal Gland
- Immunological Disorders
- Oncology Disorders
- Infectious Disease Disorders
- Disorders of Pancreas
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
Study Plan Lessons
Integumentary (Skin) Course Introduction
Epithelial (Skin) Tissues
Integumentary (Skin) Module Intro
Burn Injuries
Types of Epithelial (Skin) Tissue
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Herpes Zoster – Shingles
Integumentary (Skin) Important Points
Skin Structure & Function
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Psoriasis
Impetigo
Integumentary (Skin) Assessment
Integumentary (Skin) Terminology
Surgical Incisions & Drain Sites
Wound Care – Assessment
Wound Care – Selecting a Dressing
Wound Care – Dressing Change
Wound Care – Wound Drains
Topical Medications
Different Dressings
Anti-Infective – Antifungals
Burn Injuries
Burn Injury Case Study (60 min)
Cortisone (Cortone) Nursing Considerations
Impetigo
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Burn Injury (First, Second, Third degree)
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Cellulitis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Eczema (Infantile or Childhood) / Atopic Dermatitis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Herpes Zoster – Shingles
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Impetigo
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Lyme Disease
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Pressure Ulcer / Decubitus Ulcer (Pressure Injury)
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Skin cancer – Melanoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Varicella / Chickenpox
Nursing Case Study for Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Pressure Ulcers/Pressure injuries (Braden scale)
Skin Cancer
Varicella Case Study (Peds) (30 min)
Wound Care – Dressing Change