Pressure injury and ulcers: Prevention and early identification of skin damage (2/4)

Course Overview

This 3 part course on pressure injury and ulcers provides a comprehensive learning package.

Pressure injuries and ulcers account for hundreds of thousands of lost hospital days per annum. They cause significant harm to patients. Mostly they can and should be avoided through the implementation of appropriate interventions.

This is part 2 of a 3 part course:

1. Pressure injury and ulcers: The anatomy of the skin
2. Pressure injury and ulcers: Prevention and early identification of skin damage
3. Pressure injury and ulcers: Prevention staging and treatment

This course will meet requirements to undertake continuing professional development and training on preventing and treating pressure injuries and ulcers:

1. NSQHS Standards - Standard 5: Minimising patient harm - Preventing and managing pressure injuries
2. ACQS Standard 3: Personal care and clinical care as it relates to providing workforce training on pressure injuries.

This course has been written by healthcare content experts and has been peer reviewed.

Target Audience

Nurses and aged care workers

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will:

1. Know the risk factors for pressure injury
2. be able to assess individuals for risk factors
3. Be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of skin damage
4. Be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of early infection
5. Know how to apply preventative strategies to prevent injury

Business Outcomes

This course is consistent with the requirements of the NSQHS Standards Standard 5: Minimising patient harm - Preventing and managing pressure injuries as it relates to providing workforce training on pressure injuries.

This course is consistent with the requirements of the ACQS Standard 3: Personal care and clinical care as it relates to providing workforce training on pressure injuries.