E-learning
15€ excluding tax per learner
Target audience
Any healthcare professional (physician, manager, nurse, healthcare assistant) and external healthcare provider to various medical or social care facilities (paramedics, independent nurse, nursing student) can participate in the training.
Objective
Provide all the theoretical knowledge about pressure ulcers, from prevention to dressing selection.
Targeted skills
- Understand the mechanism of pressure ulcers.
- Identify and assess individuals at risk of pressure ulcers.
- Implement preventive measures.
- Update knowledge on patient positioning and mobilization techniques.
Teaching method
- This training module is based on an inductive pedagogical approach that encourages learners to confront the key concepts of pressure ulcer management through concrete situations. The learner is placed in a position to discover various care situations. He/she must analyze each situation and find appropriate solutions for patient care. He/she is invited to express what he/she knows, thinks, and represents in regards to the topic.
- This inductive learning method allows the learner to gradually consolidate their knowledge and give it meaning.
- To facilitate learner engagement, the module is built on an interactive “photo novel” storytelling approach.
Content
- Pathophysiology of pressure ulcers.
- At-risk patients and risk factors.
- Prevention.
- Pressure ulcer care
- Dressings.
Prerequisites
Computer workstation or touchscreen device with internet access.
Duration
20 minutes.
