Principles and Practice of Wound Care (Level 7)

Overview

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This module is designed to build on practice experience of practitioners who undertake wound care management. It will provide theoretical rationale underpinning practice and enable critical analysis relating theory to practice in wound care management. It will ideally require actual practice of wound care management in a clinical environment or patient home.

Entry requirements

• At least a second class honours degree or recent successful level 6 study.

• Student support for studying at Masters level is to be discussed with the pathway advisor. Students who have not previously undertaken study at academic Level 7 (Masters level) are advised to consider the workshop: Preparation for Masters Level Study, which can be found on the CPPD prospectus.

Career benefits

This module seeks to provide focus and direction for practitioners who wish to develop their skills and expertise in relation to wound care. 

The module aims to enable an individual practitioner to have broader competence skills to progress in a direction that meets workforce, meeting the needs of the future NHS as outlines in the Five Year Forward View in 2014 by the Department of Health (DH, 2014) and the HEE agenda for Clinical Academic Careers Framework (HEE 2015).

Completion of this Module should help the practitioner to be in a better position to progress in their career.

Assessment

Formative:

The students’ formative assessments will require all students to give a reflective account of a wound they have managed (or an image of a wound with a brief scenario will be provided) and how the MDT was involved in this patient’s care. This will help the student to understand the assessment criteria for the written examination.

Summative:

Two Hour Exam = 100%

A written examination during which achievement of the module learning outcomes will be demonstrated (100%).

The assessment requires the student to provide evidence of knowledge of the probable cause of the wound, assessment of the wound, treatment and prevention of recurrence. The student will need to critically evaluate current best evidence.

Two hours will be allowed for the candidate to explain how he/she would manage the wound shown on a picture and patient case history as well as complete short answers.

Pass Mark – 40% for level 6

Pass Mark – 50% for level 7

Assessment/submission date: TBC

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding:       

• Evidence based knowledge of the physiology of normal wound healing and factors that may delay this.

• Understanding of wound assessment processes and rationale for selecting dressings and the evaluation of current evidence about these issues.

• Knowledge of duty of care in relation to wound management. 

Intellectual skills:

• To have a working knowledge of the theory underpinning the practice of wound care management plus an ability to critically evaluate current evidence.

• To be able to analyse rationale for wound care management based on the relevant patient history and wound assessment. 

Practical Skills:

• To be able to assess, plan, implement and critically evaluate normal wound healing in clinical practice and to manage any adverse changes.

• To be able to use the university electronic education site ‘Moodle’ for reading relevant articles.

• Demonstrate evidence of best practice. 

Transferable skills:

• Ability to manage an aspect of patient care over time using good documentation and practical skills.

• Some critical analyses skill.

• Interpersonal communication skills in relation to a clinical situation.