Learning Objectives

To enable workers to provide complex wound care support

Course Format

3 hour face-to-face workshop with knowledge and skills assessment

Course Structure

• NDIS Code of Conduct and Practice Standards
  
• Scope of support worker responsibilities including supervision and delegation arrangements
  
• Roles of key health professionals involved in complex wound care mana
  
• Basic anatomy of the skin
• Classifications of wounds and related care requirements
• The process and stages of wound healing
• Common consumables and equipment used in complex wound management
• Risk factors and symptoms of pressure injuries
• Common strategies to prevent pressure areas and worsening of wound
• Practical demonstration and hands on practice in simulated environment:
• Hand hygiene
  
• Infection Prevention and Control
  
• Aseptic Technique
  
• Wound dressing
  
• Positioning and turning to prevent a pressure injury
  
• When and how to involve or get advice/ request review from the appropriate health practitioner
• Documentation, consent, privacy, confidentiality and incident reporting
  

Certificate

Statement of competence valid for 1 year