WOUND CARE: 3 hrs
This course aims to give carers greater confidence and knowledge when caring for people with wounds of any sort. The session covers:
- Physiology of the skin
- The healing process
- The importance of nutrition
- Assessing a wound
- Principles of wound dressing
- Appropriate types of dressing
- First Aid principles
This course dovetails well with Abuse Awareness, Moving & Handling, Nutrition, Continence Care and Infection Control.