About This Guide
This guide is for the Continuing Education - Applied Footcare program.
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Resources
Essential Microbiology for Wound Care by Publication Date: 2016eBook
Essential Microbiology for Wound Care is an indispensable reference aid that covers the key areas and science of microbiology from a point of view relevant to wound care practitioners wishing to enhance their skills.
- Hand, Foot, and Nail Care (Video Duration 18 minutes)
This program identifies common hand and foot health problems, explains the changes that occur in aging hands and feet, and illustrates techniques for keeping these extremities functioning well. - Anatomy of the Ankle and Foot (Video Duration 17 minutes)After examining the surface features of the foot and ankle, this program probes the deeper layers, highlighting major bones, muscles, ligaments, blood vessels, and nerves. Special attention is given to the arches and the ankle joint with respect to stability.
- Types of Wounds: Diabetic Foot Wound Prevention Strategies (Video Duration 1 minute)
This instructional video, from the Wound Care series produced by Medcom, Inc., describes the steps one can take to avoid diabetes-related amputations. - Wound Management (Video Duration 20 minutes)This video series illustrates skin anatomy in a wound-care context, explores wound classification, and depicts wound treatment, dressings, and documentation.
- Mosby's Nursing Skills: Wound CareThis playlist series includes a collection of 5 short video segments demonstrating how to assess and care for wounds and pressure ulcers.