Wound prevention, assessment and management

Overview

This face-to-face module aims to introduce a range of practical tools to equip those involved in delivering wound care and skin integrity practices to undertake effective holistic patient assessments, diagnose risk factors to healing, and plan an effective programme of care.

• Duration: full day
• Delegates: 20 max

Requirements

Prior to attending this course attendees must complete the online Introduction and core tissue viability modules course. This is a requirement for all the Tissue Viability Courses but only needs to be completed once.

Introduction course content

This consists of the following videos to be watched:

• Partnership working: explores the issue of patient concordance and introduces the technique of Motivational Interviewing in our interactions with patients as a way of engaging patients in their care
• Holistic patient assessment (Tissue Viability): explores the variety of internal and external risk factors that can contribute towards delayed wound healing
• Nutrition for wound healing & pressure ulcer prevention: offers practical advice on assessing and enhancing nutritional intake to both prevent wounds and aid wound healing

Completion of the Core Modules and attendance at this face to face course is required to be certified as having completed the course.

Module objectives

• To understand the structures/function of the skin and how to assess for risk factors to integrity.
• To identify risk factors to healing and skin integrity
• To be able to use the TIMES structure to assess wounds and be able to undertake wound surface area measurements.
• Clinicians will understand the principles of wound infection/biofilm diagnosis and management.
• Clinicians will understand the key principles of wound bed preparation.
• Clinicians will be able to prioritise identified risk factors and plan an effective programme of care.
• Clinicians will be able to recall the key principles of the Aseptic Non-touch Technique (ANTT) wound dressing procedure

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at all registered and non-registered healthcare professionals involved delivering wound care and skin integrity practices.

Additional notes

Please bring your own lunch. Tea and Coffee will be provided. To help towards reducing costs and waste, please consider bringing your own cup.

Please note: This training provides evidence of Continuing Professional Development and can be used in the NMC Nurse Revalidation process.