Description
The WTA Program is a WOCN® Society endorsed wound care educational program geared to non-specialty licensed wound care providers. The WTA Program helps increase more positive clinical outcomes, as it provides education to registered nurses, licensed practical/vocational nurses and other licensed professionals with an interest in wound care. The course is 12 weeks long and has high-level, evidence-based wound care education delivered through pre-recorded online learning modules, presented by Dorothy Doughty, MN, RN, FNP, CWOCN, FAAN, and Dr. Phyllis Bonham, PhD, RN, CWOCN, DPNAP, FAAN. inForm Care's Marcia Yvette Myers DNP, CNS, RN, CWCN will be your Course Coordinator, and will guide participants and teach you the necessary material through discussions, applied learning sessions and activities, and competency training and testing.
Major Content Areas Covered in the Course
- A&P of Skin and Soft Tissue: Implications for Routine Care
- Skin and Tissue Loss Caused by External Factors
- Establishing Protocols for Prevention
- Legal and Regulatory Issues
- Physiology of Wound Healing
- Systemic Factors Affecting Repair
- Wound Assessment and Documentation
- Wound Assessment and Documentation – Slide Study
- Wound Management Guidelines
- Topical Therapy: Guidelines for Dressing Selection and Slide Study
- Assessment and Management Non-healing (Refractory) Wounds
- Management of Ulcers due to Lower Extremity Arterial Disease (LEAD)
- Management of Ulcers due to Lower Extremity Venous Disease (LEVD)
- Management of Ulcers due to Lower Extremity Neuropathic Disease (LEND)
Competencies
The WTA Program prepares participants with competencies that they can apply to their
practice immediately upon completion of the program. These competencies are assessed
through the online multiple choice and case scenario exams, as well as hands-on skills return
demonstrations. Course participants are expected to demonstrate knowledge and skills in the
following areas:
- Pressure injury risk assessment and prevention
- Basic management of incontinence-associated dermatitis and skin tears
- Monitoring and documentation of wound status and response to treatment
- Selection and application of products for wound care
- Ankle brachial index (ABI) measurement calculation, and interpretation
- Sensory testing with Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments
- Application of sustained multilayer compression wraps; and application of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT).
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this educational program, the learner should be able to:
Course Coordinator: Marcia Yvette Myers DNP, CNS, RN, CWCN
Course ID: IC-WTA
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32.25 Contact Hours for nurses
21.0 Continuing Competency Units for PTs and PTAs
Course Cost: $850
(includes course and course materials. Does NOT include certification through the WOCNCB, please see Credit Information below)
Credit Information:
The course is designed to be completed (including written final examinations and skills testing) within three months. The final online posttest will be made available after the participant has completed all the online lessons and the applied learning day with the course coordinator. The final written exam is timed and consists of two parts with 2 hours allocated for each part. A score of 70% is required to pass the course.
Graduates of the WTA Program who hold a nursing license are eligible for the certification exam provided by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB). The exam costs an additional $250 and registration for it is done through the WOCNCB.
In order to receive the WTA-C® credential, the participant must:
- Complete the WOCN Society’s WTA Program
- Pass the wound treatment associate exam
- Accumulate 16 clinical hours under the direct supervision of an expert in wound care
Certification must be re-established every five (5) years.
For more information, visit
wocncb.orgDisclosures:
Marcia Yvette Myers DNP, CNS, RN, CWCN has disclosed that she has no relevant financial relationships or conflicts of interest with commercial interests related directly or indirectly to this educational activity.
Commercial Support or Non-Commercial Sponsorship: There is no commercial support or non-commercial sponsorship for this activity.
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