This interactive educational content introduces the learner to wound assessment, including its purpose, the role of wound location, understanding pressure injuries, recognizing different aspects of wound exudate, and addressing wound infection.
Accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England*
Accurate wound assessment is essential to the appropriate and realistic planning of goals and interventions for patients with wounds. Clear, logical, systematic assessment of the wound and the wound bed, followed by communication and concise documentation is essential.
This online module is part of the Essentials of Wound Care series.
In this course you will learn about the T.I.M.E. framework for managing chronic wounds and the T.I.M.E. Clinical Decision Support Tool which includes a holistic approach to chronic wound management. You will also learn about four major barriers to wound healing, how to identify those barriers and interventions for management.
What you will learn:
- Discuss T.I.M.E. and the four steps of wound bed preparation.
- Describe the holistic approach to wound bed preparation identified in the T.I.M.E. Clinical Decision Support Tool
WoundClub Online
- WoundClub Online is a collection of quick + convenient educational videos.
- Online + On Demand.
- On the topics relevant to daily wound care practice.
T.I.M.E. Principles of Wound Bed Preparation
This educational module has been endorsed by the Tissue Viability Society.
- Wound Bed Preparation
- Tissue
- Infection
- Moisture
- Edge of Wound