Treatment Nurse Micro-Credential
Execute orders with confidence. Stay survey-ready.
This micro-credential is built specifically for treatment nurses in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and long-term care. You carry out provider orders and keep the building survey-ready every shift.
Most F-tags don't come from a lack of effort. They come from inconsistent systems. This micro-credential gives you a standardized way to execute, document, and defend your work.
Two Roles, One Facility
Wound Care Certified and Treatment Nurse aren’t the same role. Long-term care needs both.
Long-term care needs both roles working together — a facility with only one covered has a gap, either in clinical judgment or in daily execution. Pairing both closes the loop from assessment to execution to survey-ready documentation.
Which one should you take?
Take the treatment nurse course if you're the one delivering wound and skin treatments at the bedside and need your documentation to hold up in survey.
Take the wound care certification course if you're assessing wounds, building treatment plans, and advising other staff.
Micro-Credential
Treatment Nurse $295
- Executes provider-ordered treatments
- Owns wound and skin treatment delivery
- Maintains consistency across shifts and staff
- Documents treatments to support survey readiness
- Supports compliance and reduces risk
- Functions as the designated Treatment Nurse in the facility
Certification
Wound Care $895
- Performs comprehensive wound assessments
- Recommends or supports treatment plans
- Educates and advises staff
- Serves as a clinical resource or consultant
- Not responsible for daily treatment execution or survey outcomes
What's Included
Policy & Procedures Templates
Ready-to-adopt policy and procedure templates your facility can put into practice right away.
Survey Readiness Audit Tools
Self-audit checklists built around the F-tags surveyors cite most often.
Competency & Skills Checklist
A structured checklist for verifying and documenting staff competency on every required skill.
Flexible Finance Options
Monthly payment options available at checkout, so cost isn't a barrier to getting started.
Learn moreExpert-Narrated Videos + Study Guide
Clinician-led video lessons paired with a downloadable study guide you can reference on shift or during review.
30 CEs · 24/7 Online Access
30 contact hours toward your continuing education requirements, with 3 months of full online access.
Practical, Real-World Learning
Scenario-based lessons built around real shift situations, not abstract theory.
Knowledge Checks + Final Exam
Short knowledge checks after every module, plus a final exam to confirm you're ready to apply what you've learned.
Digital Micro-Credential Badge
A shareable digital badge for your resume, LinkedIn, or email signature.
How a Treatment Nurse Thinks
The dressing change is only one part of treatment nursing.
This program teaches you to think about the entire system behind every treatment, not just the task in front of you.
Resident
Order
Product
Technique
Documentation
Follow-Up
And when something isn’t right: Stop. Question. Communicate. Escalate. Follow Through.
You’re part of a much bigger team.
Successful treatment nursing requires collaboration across the building. You don’t have to do everyone’s job. You need to know when another discipline should be involved, and make sure the concern doesn’t get lost.
What You'll Learn
An execution-focused foundation for hands-on treatment responsibilities and survey readiness, from skin assessment to wound bed preparation. Tap below to see every module.
Still Not Sure?
Frequently Asked Questions
This program is designed for nurses working in or entering skilled nursing facilities who are responsible for carrying out treatments, following provider orders, and maintaining survey readiness.
No specific prerequisites. This program is open to nurses working in or entering skilled nursing facilities, and it's designed to give you a clear, step-by-step foundation for treatment responsibilities, even if you're new to the role.
This is a micro-credential program designed to provide targeted learning in a specific area of practice. It verifies focused knowledge and applied skills and includes a digital certificate and a shareable badge to recognize your added qualification.
You will carry out treatments using a clear, standardized approach, follow provider orders correctly, and document in a way that supports compliance and holds up during survey. This micro-credential shows you have taken the extra step to ensure your practice is consistent, defensible, and aligned with skilled nursing standards.
No. There is no separate board or proctored examination. The program includes a 100-question multiple-choice final exam, and a score of 70% or higher is required to pass.
Yes. Facilities use this program to standardize training, improve consistency, and support survey readiness across staff. If your employer can cover the cost, we can send an invoice directly. Email us at [email protected].
No. This program covers skin and wound management along with overall treatment execution, documentation, and compliance responsibilities in skilled nursing.