Course Title: Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: NURS5277C
Course Title: Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environment
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5313 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 Nursing)
Course Contact: Leeanne Mond
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4932
Course Contact Email: leeanne.mond@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Program coordinator: Pamela Maher
Email: Pamela.maher@rmit.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9925 4299
Nominal Hours: 45
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
NIL PRE REQUISITES OR CO REQUISITES
This unit of competency is clustered with HLTEN504C Implement and evaluate a plan of nursing care (NURS5321C/5322C)
Course Description
Enrolled/Division 2 nurses apply contemporary wound management principles to the care of clients with varying types of wounds.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTEN506B Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environment |
Element: |
1. Undertake wound assessment |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Demonstrate understanding of common ways disease is spread and infection is developed throughout wound assessment and care |
Element: |
2. Assess the impact of a wound on a client and/or their family |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Assist in performing a holistic client assessment |
Element: |
3. Contribute to planning appropriate care for the client with a wound |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Take into account primary health care principles and holistic approach when planning care |
Element: |
4. Undertake clinical nursing care to implement wound care strategies |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Apply an understanding of contemporary wound management strategies |
Element: |
5. Assist in evaluating the outcomes of nursing actions |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Monitor the client's response and progress towards planned wound management goals |
Element: |
6.Apply contemporary wound management strategies to complex or challenging wounds |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Apply an understanding of the complexity of wounds encountered in the clinical environment and pathological processes of wound healing for complex or challenging wounds |
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes are as follows:
- Undertake wound assessment
- Assess the impact of a wound on a client and/or their family
- Contribute to planning appropriate care for the client with a wound
- Undertake clinical nursing care to implement wound care strategies
- Assist in evaluating the impact of nursing actions
- Apply contemporary wound management strategies to complex or challenging wounds
Details of Learning Activities
- Online quizzes
- Online theory presentations, worksheets and activities
- whole class discussion
- Pair/group discussion
- Exams
- Laboratory experiments
- Record keeping of experiments
- Research activities
Teaching Schedule
Week 1: Theory
- Revision of skin integumentary
- Infection control concepts
- Wound infections
- Aseptic technique - correct procedure for donning sterile gloves
Week 1 Laboratory
- Aseptic techniques
- Preparation of dressing trolley & sterile dressing packs
Week 2
- Wound healing
- Wound management techniques
- Wound assessments
- Practical activity on wound assessment
Week 3
- Chronic wounds
- Risk factors
- Assessment
- Pressure ulcers
- Pressure care risk factors
- Peripheral ulcers
- Venous ulcers
- Other types of ulcers
- Other types of wounds
- Practical activities: pressure bandaging, use of compression stockings
Week 4 Theory
- Acute wounds
- Skin tears & prevention
- Surgical wounds
- Practical demonstration and assessment of surgical wound dressing
- Wound closures - types, removal
- Exudates
- Pain - assessment, analgesia
Week 4 Practical
- Revise aseptic technique
- Removal of sutures and staples
- Applying a simple dressing
Week 5
- Burns -classification, management
- Wound grafting
- Complex wounds - drains, stomas
Week 6 Theory
- Wound cleansing
- Wound dressings
- Practical assessment of wound management
Week 6 Practical
- Collection of wound swabs
- Wound irrigation & dressing
Week 7
- Australian wound management association - standards
- Patient education
- Evidence based practice
- Documentation requirements incl. confidentiality
Week 8 - Assessment
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Essentials of human anatomy & physiology. Marieb, E.N. Tenth edition. Pearson new international edition. 2014 |
References
An introduction to medical terminology for health care. Hutton,A.R. 4th ed. 2006 |
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Smeltzer & Bare's textbook of medical-surgical nursing Maureen Farrell editor.; Jennifer Dempsey editor.; Suzanne C. O'Connell Smeltzer editor.; Brenda G Bare editor. Third Australian and New Zealand edition. 2014 |
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Nursing Dictionary -details from teacher |
Other Resources
Learning resources provided in class will be provided on Blackboard via MyStudies website
Overview of Assessment
Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency may be assessed via the following methods:
- Written assessment
- Practical Assessment
- Clinical Placement
Assessment Tasks
Written exam 60%
Practical lab assessment 10%
Placement case study 10%
Clinical placement 20%
Students must demonstrate competence on placement to pass this course.
All written assessments have a pass mark of 60%
Assessment Matrix
See assessment matrix on Blackboard
Other Information
Re-submission of Assessment
Re-submission for students who have attempted to undertake assessment and attended all lab sessions will be given a further opportunity to demonstrate competence.
Re-submission may be granted on the recommendation of the teacher to the program coordinator.
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Plagiarism
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