BROOKFIELD, Wis., March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — To help Registered Dietitians (RD) and Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) prepare for board certification in wound care, Wound Care Education Institute (WCEI) has launched a tailored Skin and Wound Management course suited for the RD and RDN. The course reinforces knowledge with real-world, practical skin and wound management training while preparing the RD and RDN for the Nutrition Wound Care Certified (NWCC) certification.
“The course addresses the need for nutritionists on the wound care team and can help an RD or RDN become a nutrition wound care expert,” said WCEI Co-Founder/Clinical Instructor Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOC, WCC, DWC, OMS.
Poor nutrition can have a substantial negative effect on the ability to build new tissue and defend against infection. A patient’s nutritional needs can change in the presence of wounds reinforcing the body’s requirement for a proper mix of both macro and micronutrients during wound healing. Patients with chronic and non-healing wounds often have special nutrient needs as well as other healing obstacles at play … read more