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Foundation in Pressure Ulcer Management

Module Aim

This module provides an examination of current evidence for the management and prevention of pressure ulcers in the light of a growing body of literature and National Guidelines. The philosophy of the module is that pressure ulcers should be viewed as an adverse event thereby ensuring that risk assessment and management are integral to an implementation strategy. The module aims to enable the practitioner to analyse their current practice and identify knowledge, strategies and skills that will improve outcome and quality of care.

Outcomes

On completion of the module a student should be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding:

- Compare and contrast the different causes of pressure ulceration, their associated pathophysiology and their role within the management plan

- Identify the importance of the multidisciplinary approach in the assessment and management of patients with pressure ulcers

- demonstrate application of knowledge by relating it to their own area of clinical practice

- Show evidence of the ability to select and utilise appropriate literature in a structured manner

- Demonstrate a wider understanding of the subject by appraising the impact of local and national guidelines and their relevance to service delivery

- Communicate their level of awareness and personal responsibility in relation to their professional code of conduct

Intellectual Skills:

- critically analyse the current literature and evidence for pressure ulcer management

- demonstrate an ability to formulate ideas and offer solutions to problems associated with managing patients with pressure ulceration

- display an ability to plan and complete an individual assignment with evidence of a balanced discussion to demonstrate integration of knowledge

Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:

- review the Health Care Professionals role in assessment of patients with pressure ulcers and explore the evidence for undertaking a comprehensive assessment

- Formulate treatment and management plans for patients with pressure ulceration

- Critically analyse the use of the various risk assessment tools used and relate this to the management of patients

- Identify the current pressure-relieving equipment used and demonstrate how their use is underpinned by theory

- Critique the impact of psychosocial issues that are relevant to managing patients with pressure ulceration and suggest strategies to incorporate these within clinical practice

Transferable Skills:

- display appropriate communication skills through written and verbal communication

- demonstrate an understanding of the principles and processes of reflection in a structured manner

- demonstrate an ability to work effectively as an individual by using information technology as a method of study

- Show their ability to manage their time effectively

- able to identify a future personal developmental strategy that fits with the notion of Lifelong Learning

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