Tubes and Wounds Simulation Workshop

Description

The Tubes and Wounds Simulation Workshop is an interactive experience created to enhance the comfort level of nurses and nursing students with medical devices and wound management. In this class taught by a clinical expert, learners will get hands-on experience placing nasogastric (NG) tubes, inserting indwelling catheters, managing central lines, suctioning and cleaning tracheostomies, understanding chest tubes, staging pressure injuries, dressing simple wounds, and changing ostomy devices. The small size of this workshop will allow learners to get real-time feedback on their skills and one-on-one training from the instructor. Once a participant has finished this class, they will be better prepared to care for tubes and wounds in any healthcare setting.

Target Audience

RN Refreshers, RNs, LPNs, and Nursing Students

Objectives

• Demonstrate proper technique for inserting NG tubes, placing indwelling catheters and suctioning tracheostomies via simulation
• List steps to change a central line dressing
• Understand how a chest tube and the chest tube drainage system works
• Articulate the latest evidence-based practices that relate to tubes and wounds
• Differentiate between types of pressure injuries and describe proper treatments for pressure injuries
• Discuss the indications for feeding tube placement

Faculty

• Rita M. Esterwood, MSN, RN
• Katie Neligan, MSN, RN, CNL, PCCN