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Wound Management: Dressing a Wound
Course Description
Effective wound management is a critical component of ensuring the well-being and quality of life for older people. We become increasingly vulnerable to injuries and skin tear as we age. This can escalate into chronic wounds, leading to significant pain, social isolation, and even life-threatening complications. Inadequate wound management is one of the most common clinical issues in caring for older people
At Altura Learning, we recognize the importance of addressing these challenges head-on.
This comprehensive course is designed specifically for healthcare workers, guiding them through the complexities of selecting the appropriate wound dressings based on their indications and treatment goals.
This course emphasizes the essentials of wound dressing regimens tailored to each person’s needs, ensuring that healthcare workers are well-prepared to deliver the highest standard of care. Participants will benefit from engaging video content that demonstrates the Aseptic Non-Touch Technique for dressing wounds, ensuring that best practices are followed for the safety and comfort of residents. By equipping professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary for optimised wound management, we aim to enhance patient outcomes for the person in your care.
Learning Outcomes
The SMART objectives for this course are designed to ensure that learners achieve specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound outcomes. By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
1. Outline the wound healing process.
2. Differentiate between various types of wound dressings and their appropriate uses.
3. Articulate the skills necessary to clean and dress wounds while adhering to aseptic techniques to minimize the risk of infection.
4. Be able to complete wound care documentation requirements.
5. Identify and manage potential complications that may arise during the wound healing process
Course Code:
AOC17197-B-R-AUCourse Availability:
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Therese Jepson RN, BN (Hons), MN (Clinical Teaching & Learning) Therese Russell has worked in the Aged Care Rapid Response Team (ARRT), an acute aged care outreach service working from Royal North Shore and Ryde Hospitals in Northern Sydney as a Clinical Nurse Consultant for the past 6 years. Therese has 40 years nursing experience in England and Australia. For most of her career Therese has worked in the community setting and hospital in the home services. Therese is innovative and seeks opportunities to improve practice and build capacity in aged care facility staff.
