The skin is a protective barrier and a mirror of health – when it is injured, it becomes a portal of entry for suffering and infection. In 12 modules, this course (approx. 12 teaching units of 45 minutes each) covers professional wound care and pressure ulcer prevention: from the fundamentals of wound healing, the development, categories and prevention of pressure ulcers (national expert standard, DNQP), chronic wounds (leg ulcers, diabetic foot syndrome), aseptic, moist wound care and the dressing change to wound observation and documentation, recognising infections, wound pain and nutrition. Each module offers learning objectives, well-founded learning text, an in-depth section, a case study and a transfer-to-practice exercise. At the end: self-reflection, checklists and confirmation of participation. Specialised wound therapy is provided by physicians/wound care specialists; the course teaches the nursing fundamentals.
Course objectives:
- Understand the fundamentals of the skin and wound healing
- Recognise and prevent pressure ulcers (development, categories, risk)
- Classify chronic wounds and their special features
- Carry out aseptic, moist wound care and dressing changes professionally
- Observe and document wounds systematically
- Take wound infection, pain and nutrition into account in wound management
Self-study without supervision, assignments or assessment of learning progress by instructors; the voluntary self-reflection is for your own orientation only. Your confirmation of participation becomes available once you have marked all modules as done yourself.
Scope: 12 modules of about 45 minutes each (approx. 12 teaching units of 45 minutes each, about 9 hours).