Advantage Wound Certification Course5/14/20258:30am5/15/20255pm
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Wichita, KS 67220
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Advantage Certified Wound Course
May 14-15, 2025
Wichita, KS
Become an Advantage Certified Wound Nurse with this In Person Course.
Competent wound care clinicians are a necessary asset and essential in providing quality, cost-effective wound care. A competent clinician with advanced clinical knowledge and skills will improve healing outcomes while maintaining best practice and regulatory compliance. The Advantage Certified Wound Nurse (ACWN) program is an in-person two-day course created for long-term care nurses caring for residents in post-acute care. Our course is designed to build a strong foundation for nurses (LVN/RN) to become excellent wound care clinicians. The Advantage Certified Wound Nurse (ACWN) Certification Program includes: Expert speakers Color handout materials, Competency checklists, Virtual examination, Q & A, 14.5 contact hours, certificate, and name badge with credentials.
Topics include: Anatomy and Physiology of the Skin,Wound Healing Process,Wound Assessment, Defensive Documentation, Debridement Options, Pressure Injuries: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment, Lower Extremity Wound Management; Arterial, Venous and Neuropathic ulcers, Strategies for Wound Treatment – Dressing Selection, Regulatory Guidance, Federal Citations, Unavoidable Wounds, and Survey Compliance, Interactive Hands-on Workshop and Competency Verifications Application of Learning.
The Advantage Certified Wound Nurse (ACWN) Certification is valid for three years through the end of the month in which you received your certification. Registered Nurses and Licensed Nurses are eligible to sit for the exam. ACWN certification will be awarded to those who attend the course and successfully pass the examination with a score of 80% or greater.
Advantage Nursing Education is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The two-day course is worth 14.5 Contact Hours. Continuing Education Certificates will be issued by the Advantage Nursing Education team.
