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Skin Breakdown Prevention

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Continuing Education Course

CE credit1 CEU
CE Broker course ID20-1318294
Provider tracking number50-53225

Self-directed online learning: Access begins after secure purchase and remains available for 90 days. Course fee: $5.99

This 1-credit hour course equips frontline caregivers with essential knowledge and practical strategies to prevent pressure injuries in patients across care settings.

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About the course

Course description

Learn how to identify risk factors, recognize early signs of skin breakdown, implement evidence-based interventions, and leverage technology to improve outcomes. Through interactive assessments, CNAs, LPNs, and RNs gain confidence in protecting patient skin integrity and maintaining compliance with clinical standards.

Every missed turn is a missed opportunity to protect patient safety. This focused course teaches practical, evidence-based techniques for recognizing early signs of skin breakdown, understanding contributing risk factors, and preventing pressure injuries through timely, accountable care. It includes current best practices and the role of smart technologies in enhancing repositioning compliance.

The Next Level Nurse Pro experience

Focused, practical learning for nurses

Experts in the fieldCourse instruction is provided by nurses with at least 10 years of working knowledge in their field of expertise.
Easy to comprehendCourses are developed with key concepts that adult learners can understand and put into practice.
Provides CE hoursEligible courses contribute toward continuing-education requirements when all applicable completion requirements are met.

Learning outcomes

What participants will be able to do

  • Identify intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors associated with skin breakdown.
  • Recognize pressure injury stages and early warning signs.
  • Apply prevention strategies, documentation practices, and timely interventions.

Course curriculum

Topics included

  1. Understanding Skin Breakdown
  2. Risk Factors for Skin Breakdown
  3. Stages of Pressure Injuries
  4. Prevention Strategies
  5. Timely Interventions and Accountability
  6. Assessment
  7. Course evaluation

Meet Nurse Tan

Created with adult learning in mind

Nurse Tan is a seasoned Registered Nurse with 17 years in healthcare. Through instructional-design and adult-learning expertise, Next Level Nurse Pro develops interactive learning experiences designed to elevate nurses in their profession.

Completion, certificate, and reporting

How CE credit is earned

  • After purchase, work independently through the online course during the 90-day access period.
  • Complete every required learning module, knowledge-check activity, and course evaluation.
  • Achieve the required passing score on the comprehensive final exam.
  • After successful completion, receive a certificate automatically in the learner certificate library. It includes the course title, CE credit, CE Broker course ID, provider tracking number 50-53225, completion date, and certificate number.
  • The protected completion record is queued for CE Broker reporting after the required learner licensing details and provider reporting requirements are validated.

CE Broker reporting is not a substitute for maintaining your own certificate. Keep the certificate for your records and allow any applicable reporting-processing time.

Ready to enroll?

Secure self-directed access

After enrollment and secure checkout are activated, payment gives the learner immediate access for 90 days. Contact Next Level Nurse Pro for course availability or enrollment assistance.

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