Wound Assessment

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1h 27m
Updated 02 Oct 2024 Certificate ANCC Accredited

Conducting a comprehensive wound assessment is a pivotal moment in wound care and effective wound healing. Performed correctly, wound assessment findings can inform how and what the best treatment pathways are for any patient experiencing a wound.

On the other hand, an incorrect or inadequate wound assessment can lead to a series of detrimental outcomes and escalating challenges for both patient and clinician, such as severe pain, restricted mobility, feelings of isolation, higher healthcare costs and even eventual deterioration.

This Ausmed Course provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge and understanding to perform a comprehensive and holistic wound assessment. Guided by current evidence and best-practice techniques, learners will enhance their skills to improve wound outcomes of the patients in their care.

Content

8 Video Units • 15 Questions
Pre-reflection
1 Question
Introduction
4m
Pretest
3 Questions
Wound Assessment Fundamentals
1 Question
3m
Assessment Components
1 Question
7m
Types of Wounds
2 Questions
6m
Assessment of Wound Characteristics
3 Questions
29m
Key Practice Points for Assessment
2 Questions
15m
Wound Documentation
1 Question
5m
Conclusion
2m
Post-reflection
1 Question

What you'll learn:

1

Analyse contributing factors that affect wound healing and how they can impact patient outcomes.

2

Accurately differentiate between different wound types in order to ensure appropriate care is provided to the patient.

3

Apply a holistic approach to wound assessment, considering the patient and key clinical indicators of the wound.

4

Apply understanding of appropriate wound measurement tools and techniques to accurately quantify wound dimensions and healing progress.

5

Implement best-practice methods for documentation when conducting a wound assessment.

Who it's for:

Nurses and other healthcare professionals looking to improve their understanding of best-practice wound management working in any clinical setting where wound assessment and wound care skills are required.

Why it's needed:

Comprehensive assessment is the foundation for effective wound management. It provides a basis to develop and implement personalised treatment plans, monitor progress and improve outcomes overall.

Incomplete or inadequate wound assessments can lead to poor wound management, which might impede outcomes for patients, frustrate clinicians and result in higher healthcare costs.

Despite its importance, many healthcare professionals lack formal training on how to correctly conduct a wound assessment. This leads to inconsistent evaluations, which further contributes to this issue. Knowledge, skills and confidence in wound assessment results in reliable and consistent information that contributes to achieving optimal patient outcomes.

Therefore, wound assessment education grounded in comprehension and fostering reliable and consistent assessments is necessary in order to empower healthcare professionals to make informed choices, enhance wound care and yield improved patient outcomes.

Purpose:

The purpose of this Ausmed Course is to equip healthcare professionals with the essential knowledge and understanding to perform accurate and patient-centred wound assessments with confidence.

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Last updated02 Oct 2024

Published08 Apr 2024

Due for review28 Apr 2026
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