Nursing Practice Implications: Assessing and Identifying Skin Changes in Varying Skin Tones

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

The skin is the largest organ, yet it is also the most neglected. The presentation assists with fundamental information to reduce gaps in knowledge and provide tips and best practices for skin assessment techniques and management of skin damage in varying skin tones across the lifespan. Medical curriculum and education on skin assessment of diverse skin tones is brief with superficial images, language and descriptors. Nurses often are confused by how they missed the early subtle signs of skin damage.

Objectives

Explain practice guidance on accurately assessing and managing skin damage in varying skin tones.
Identify, compare and contrast the presentation of wound and skin damage in varying skin tones.
Discuss strategies and tactics to expand professional development to meet the goals of care.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.