What’s Included

Everything you need to finish and earn your micro-credential

  • 24/7 online, 3-month access
  • Micro-credential on completion
  • Expert-narrated lessons
  • 3.0 continuing education credits
  • Digital course study guide
  • Knowledge checks and final course test
Curriculum

What you will learn

6 expert-narrated lessons, each followed by an end-of-lesson quiz.

  1. Edema Identification: Skin and Tissue Clues in Practice
  2. The Lymphedema Treatment Act: What Changed and Why It Matters
  3. How Swelling Starts: Lymphatic Pathophysiology & Pure Venous Disease
  4. The Swollen Truth: When Venous Ulcers Are Really Phlebolymphedema
  5. The Whole Limb Matters: Full Limb Evaluation & Red Flag Recognition
  6. What to Do Next: Compression Safety, Referral, and Clinical Boundaries
Learning objectives (7)
  1. Describe the features that set venous, lymphatic, and mixed lower-extremity swelling apart.
  2. Identify early signs of lymphatic dysfunction through visual patterns, pitting behavior, tissue assessment, and functional symptoms.
  3. Perform a structured lower-extremity swelling assessment, including segment comparison, girth trending, and tissue quality.
  4. Apply red-flag criteria and know when to refer to a Certified Lymphedema Therapist or other provider.
  5. Document findings to meet Lymphedema Treatment Act requirements for medical necessity and coverage.
  6. Evaluate patient response to compression using swelling pattern changes, pitting score, tissue mobility, and tolerance.
  7. Bring venous and lymphatic assessment into wound care decisions to improve healing and reduce complications.
What is a micro-credential?

A micro-credential is a short, focused program in one area of practice. It shows you have the knowledge and skills in that area, and you earn a digital certificate and a shareable badge when you finish. It is not a board certification. If you plan to sit for a national wound care certification exam later, it’s a strong first step.

3.0 Contact Hours. Provider, Nancy Morgan Wound Care, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider #17756 for 3.0 Contact Hour(s). This certificate must be retained by the licensee for a period of four years after the course is completed, as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing.

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