Course Title: Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environment

National Element Code & Title:

HLTENN006 Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environment

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Use appropriate medical terminology when assessing, reporting and recording data on wounds.

1.2 Use strategies to minimise cross-infection during assessment and implementation of wound management strategies.

1.3 Observe orders and instructions relating to non-disturbance of dressings.

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Assist in performing holistic assessment of the person with a wound.

2.2 Apply knowledge of the physiological and biochemical processes associated with normal wound healing when assessing the person’s wound.

2.3 Consider factors that impact on wound healing, including psychosocial impact of a wound on the person’s daily living activities.

2.4 Consider common problems and complications of wounds when assessing the person’s wound.

2.5 Discuss modes of transmission of infection and infection development with the person, family or carer.

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Consider primary health care principles and holistic approaches when planning care for the person with a wound.

3.2 Access wound care experts to assist in decision-making for wound care management.

3.3 Maintain current knowledge and use an evidence-based and problem-solving approach in contributing to analysis and planning of appropriate wound care management strategies.

3.4 Contribute to an individual wound management plan for the person in consultation and collaboration with the person, registered nurse and the interdisciplinary health care team.

3.5 Discuss preventative wound care strategies with the person, family or carer.

3.6 Identify the person’s comfort needs such as pain relief in consultation with registered nurse before undertaking wound care.

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Use contemporary assessment tools accurately.

4.2 Implement wound care strategies, taking into account legislation and organisation policy and procedures.

4.3 In consultation and collaboration with the interdisciplinary health care team, identify wound management products and techniques appropriate to the identified phase of wound healing, and collect all resources required for the procedure.

4.4 Collect specimens required for microbiology and cytology according to organisation policy and procedures.

4.5 Dispose of all articles including hazardous waste appropriately according to organisation policy and procedures.

4.6 Make the person comfortable, and complete required documentation.

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Apply knowledge of wound complexity and the pathological processes of wound healing for complex or challenging wounds

5.2 Identify common problems and complications of complex and challenging wounds.

5.3 Follow aseptic technique for a clean surgical wound and use infection prevention techniques appropriate to the type of wound.

5.4 Remove sutures, clips and drains from a person and replace wound drainage bag as directed by a registered nurse.

5.5 Implement appropriate contemporary wound management strategies to manage the person’s complex or challenging wounds.

5.6 Participate with the interdisciplinary health care team in making an assessment of the person with a complex or challenging wound within an holistic framework.

5.7 Create and review individualised plans of care for the person with a complex or challenging wound.

Performance Criteria:

6.1 Ensure involvement of the person in the evaluation process.

6.2 Monitor the person’s response to wound management strategies, and their progress towards planned wound management goals.

6.3 Evaluate, document and communicate progress of wound healing and wound care strategy outcomes to the appropriate members of the interdisciplinary health care team using contemporary terminology.

6.4 Assist in assessing effectiveness of the person’s wound management strategies and products used.

6.5 Modify wound management strategies, procedures and goals for the individual person.

6.6 Work within a cost effective framework.

6.7 Identify and plan health education and promotion strategies for the person in consultation and collaboration with the registered nurse.

• Anatomy and physiology of the skin
• What is a wound?
• 4 phases of wound healing
• Types of Wound Healing
• Factors that affect wound healing

• Acute wounds
• Types of wounds
• Chronic wounds
• Palliative wounds
• Skin Grafting 

• Wound dressings - ANTT
• AWMA Standard 4
• Standard ANTT
• Waste management
• Wound care and dressings

Complex Wound Dressing:

• Removal of Drain Tubes 
• Packing of wound 

HLTENN006-AT1 of 4: ONLINE Written Assessment

Assessment will be a series of short answer questions uploaded onto canvas using Turnitin. 

You must achieve full competency for this assessment. This means every answer must be correct.

HLTENN006-AT3 of 4: Simulated Wound LAB Assessment

Simulated Wound LAB Assessment - You will be required to use ANTT to perform a wound dressing change 

 You will be observed by an RMIT assessor and feedback will be provided at the end of the assessment.

You will be graded Satisfactory or Not Satisfactory