MANAGEMENT OF SKIN ULCERS & LESIONS
NSG5ULC
Not currently offered
Credit points: 20
Subject outline
In this subject students are provided with the opportunity to gain essential knowledge and skills used to care for people suffering from skin ulceration and lesions. Students will study related wound physiology, psychological considerations, social impacts and contemporary management practices, for this client cohort. Case studies drawn from patients suffering from pressure, venous, arterial and neuropathic ulcers, squamous cell carcinoma and chest wall tumours are used as a foundation for the subject content. Specific emphasis is placed on correcting/preventing underlying aetiologies, controlling exudate, minimising bio-burden, quality of life issues and social support networks available to clients suffering from long-term ulceration.
School: School of Nursing & Midwifery
Credit points: 20
Subject Co-ordinator: William McGuiness
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: NSG4CHA
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: NSG4ULC
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: Offered subject to sufficient enrolments. Students must be employed in a clinical area deemed appropriate by the Subject Coordinator.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Relate the pathological and physiological pathway for venous, arterial, vasculitic, pressure and neuropathic ulcers to the clinical manifestations and monitoring interventions.
- Activities:
- On-line quiz and written essay.
02. Relate the pathological and physiological pathway for Eczema, Dermatitis, Rosacea, Cancer, Fungation to the clinical manifestations and monitoring interventions.
- Activities:
- On-line quiz, written essay, case discussions.
03. Provide a critical appraisal of contemporary strategies for managing skin ulceration including pharmacological, surgical and psychological interventions.
- Activities:
- On-line quiz and written essay. Clinical case discussions and clinical practicum debrief.
04. Provide a critical appraisal of contemporary strategies for managing skin lesions including pharmacological, surgical and psychological interventions.
- Activities:
- On-line quiz and written essay. Clinical case discussions and clinical practicum debrief.
05. Demonstrate and justify advanced management of a skin ulceration including debridement techniques, application of compression therapy, managing patient compliance and management of social disadvantage.
- Activities:
- Case discussion workshops and clinical discussions.
06. Design and deliver a management plan for a complex patient suffering from a given ulceration including physical, psychological and social elements.
- Activities:
- Case discussions, literature reviews, case presentations.