Collaboration in Wound Photography Competency Development
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TL;DR
Recognizing the need for consistent standards, clinical educators from Lehigh Valley Health Network designed an educational program using a multifaceted approach, including clinical practice guideline development, education, and competency assessment to achieve enhanced wound assessment.
Abstract
WP plays a valuable role in delivering effective patient care by strengthening wound assessments and documentation. Recognizing the need for consistent standards, clinical educators from Lehigh Valley Health Network designed an educational program using a multifaceted approach, including clinical practice guideline development, education, and competency assessment. Enmeshing current practices, expert opinion, and clinician knowledge resulted in an innovative process using interdependent, yet independent, components to achieve enhanced wound assessment.