- Editing Trainer: Glenda Dagger
- Editing Trainer: Sasha Drennan
Search results: 16
Who is this for: healthcare workers working with patients who require wound care management
Time: 2 hours
Course contact: your educator or coach
Method: eLearning
Frequency: Once
Kia ora! The overall aim of this module is to provide a fundamental knowledge of wound care processes.
On completion you will be able to:
Identity the stages of wound healing
Identify the assessment tools used in your practice area
Demonstrate understanding appropriate use of wound cleansers and anti microbials
Demonstrate understanding of wound bed preparation
The assessments of this course are:
questions embedded in the learning
- Editing Trainer: Glenda Dagger
- Editing Trainer: Sasha Drennan
Audience This course is for MidCentral DHB employee's. Wounds affect a large number of the patients using services provided by MidCentral DHB. It is vitally important that our health care professionals maintain a good level of knowledge regarding wound assessment and care to aid in the treatment of wounds. Time allocation 3 hours |
- Key Contact: Desley Johnson
- Key Contact: Sophie Pita
- Editing Trainer: Yvonne Stillwell
Who is this for: healthcare workers working with patients who require wound care management
Time: 3 hours
Course contact: your educator or coach
Method: eLearning
Frequency: Once
Kia ora! The overall aim of this module is to provide a fundamental knowledge of wound care processes.
On completion you will be able to:
Identity the stages of wound healing
Identify the assessment tools used in your practice area
Demonstrate understanding appropriate use of wound cleansers and anti microbials
Demonstrate understanding of wound bed preparation
The assessments of this course are:
questions embedded in the learning
- Editing Trainer: Glenda Dagger
- Editing Trainer: Sasha Drennan
- Editing Trainer: Admin Herman
- Editing Trainer: Learning and Development WDHB
Who is this for: healthcare workers working with patients who require wound care management
Time: 2 hours
Course contact: your educator or coach
Method: eLearning
Frequency: Once
Kia ora! The overall aim of this course is to further fundamental wound care knowledge
On completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of when and how to perform appropriate wound swabbing
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of stoma care and how this affects the skin
- Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of aseptic technique and its importance in wound care
The assessments of this course are online quizzes embedded within the learnings
The expectations of this course are that you will complete the module and discuss your learning and its application with your manager, team leader and peers
- Editing Trainer: Glenda Dagger
- Editing Trainer: Sasha Drennan
- Editing Trainer: Admin Herman
- Editing Trainer: Learning and Development WDHB
Who is this for: healthcare workers working with patients who require wound care management
Time: 90 minutes
Course contact: your educator or coach
Method: eLearning
Frequency: Once
Kia ora! The overall aim of this course is to have a understanding of further wound complexity.
On completion you will be able to:
demonstrate appropriate wound documentation
have an understanding of the holistic care needs of those with chronic wounds
have an undersatnding of the wound aetiology and how this affects woundcare choices
The assessments of this course are:
learning modules, quizes and videos
The expectations of this course are that you will discuss your learning and its application with your manager, team leader or educator and demonstrate within your practice.
- Editing Trainer: Glenda Dagger
- Editing Trainer: Sasha Drennan
- Editing Trainer: Admin Herman
- Editing Trainer: Rebecca Mowat
- Editing Trainer: Learning and Development WDHB
Who is this for: healthcare workers working with patients who require wound care management
Time: 2 hours
Course contact: your educator or coach
Method: eLearning
Frequency: Once
Kia ora! The overall aim of this course is to give an holistic understanding to woundcare in first aid management and non accidental injury (NAI)
On completion you will be able to:
apply the knowledge of holistic woundcare to your practice area
The assessments of this course are questions embbedded in the learning & videos.
The expectations of this course are that you will your learning and its application with your manager, team leader or educator and demonstrate within your practice.
- Editing Trainer: Glenda Dagger
- Editing Trainer: Sasha Drennan
- Editing Trainer: Learning and Development WDHB
Who is this for: healthcare workers working with patients who require wound care management
Time: 1 hour
Course contact: your educator or coach
Method: eLearning
Frequency: Once
The overall aim of this course is to gain understanding and be able to demonstrate knowledge of pressure injury management within your practice setting
On completion you will be able to:
Identify the precursors of pressure injuries
Demonstrate prevention of pressure injury techniques
Identify the management techniques used for pressure injuries including appropriate dressings
- Editing Trainer: Glenda Dagger
- Editing Trainer: Sasha Drennan
Participants: Registered/Enrolled Nurses
Course contact: Please contact Moira Ware (NE Medicine) or Shalini Prasad if you have any questions about this material.
About this course
This elearning is a pre-requisite for the Waitemata DHB Medical Wound Management Study Day. You are welcome to complete this module as you wish.
Please note: To book to attend the wound management study day please discuss with your Charge Nurse.
- Editing Trainer: Shalini Prasad
- Editing Trainer: Moira Ware
Participants: Registered/Enrolled Nurses Course contact: Please contact if you have any questions about this material. About this course You are welcome to complete this module as you wish. There are no grades for the quiz questions and no certificate of completion will be issued. Please note: To book to attend the wound management study day please discuss with your Charge Nurse. |
- Editing Trainer: Wendy Mildon
- Editing Trainer: Dhanwantee (Prettyma) Sanchez
Who |
Staff who want to know more about the management of Cellulitis and will attend a practical session. |
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What |
Wounds affect a great number of the patients that enter the services provided by Lakes therefore it is important that all health care professionals maintain a basic level of knowledge of wound care to aid in their assessment and treatment of wounds. |
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Time |
1 hour |
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Requirement to complete |
Once prior to attending a Cellulitis practical session. |
- Key Contact: Jo Brannigan
- Key Contact: Hilary Currie
Who |
Staff who want to know more about wound management documentation
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What |
Wounds affect a great number of the patients that enter the services provided by Lakes therefore it is important that all health care professionals maintain a basic level of knowledge of wound care to aid in their assessment and treatment of wounds.
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Time |
30 minutes |
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Requirement to complete |
Once |
- Key Contact: Jo Brannigan
- Key Contact: Hilary Currie
Who |
Staff who want to know more about the management of pressure injuries prior to attending a practical session. |
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What |
Wounds affect a great number of the patients that enter the services provided by Lakes therefore it is important that all health care professionals maintain a basic level of knowledge of wound care to aid in their assessment and treatment of wounds. |
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Time |
1 hour |
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Requirement to complete |
Once prior to attending a practical session |
- Key Contact: Jo Brannigan
- Key Contact: Hilary Currie
- Key Contact: Carrie Taylor
Who |
Staff who want to know more about the management of skin tears and will attend a practical session. |
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What |
Wounds affect a great number of the patients that enter the services provided by Lakes therefore it is important that all health care professionals maintain a basic level of knowledge of wound care to aid in their assessment and treatment of wounds. |
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Time |
1 hour |
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Requirement to complete |
Once prior to attending a skin tears practical session |
- Key Contact: Jo Brannigan
- Key Contact: Hilary Currie
Wound Management Module 1 (Wound Care Foundation)
Intended audience: Registered nurses who wants to develop their knowledge and skills in assessing and managing wounds
Prerequisites: [state any prerequisites here and link to courses]
Duration: 8 hours
Course Contact: Kerlvin Ocado Surgical Nurse Educator
Method: Blended Learning Approach
About this course:
Kia ora! The overall aim of this course is provide a programme to assist nurses to develop their wound care foundation using best practice principles.
The learning objectives are:
- Demonstrate wound assessment, preparation and TIME principles
- Feedback at least one property and use for each dressing classification
- Complete documentation by using WDHB wound care assessment chart
- Be aware of issues beyond the wound that need addressing for successful wound healing (nutrition, pain management, District nurse liaison)
- Consider wound healing within a person-centred approach
- Course contact: Kerlvin Ocado
Wound Management Module 2 (Advance Wound Care)
Intended audience: Registered nurses who wants to advance their knowledge about wound care management particularly building their confidence in patient assessment and dressing selection for complex wounds
Prerequisites: [state any prerequisites here and link to courses]
Duration: 8 hours
Course Contact: Kerlvin Ocado Surgical Nurse Educator
Method: Blended Learning Approach
About this course:
Kia ora! The overall aim of this course is to provide nurses an opportunity to extend and reinforce wound care knowledge by improving the participants confidence in patient assessment and dressing selection for patient requiring simple to complex wound care management
Learning objectives are:
Be confident in assessing wounds and understand the importance of wound bed preparation
- Be able to discuss aseptic technique and utilise the principle in practice
- Identify different types of skin grafts, process and management
- Understand the difference between venous and arterial leg ulcers
- Identify the different types of compression
- Recognise a wound that is at risk of dehiscence and how to manage
- Identify products used to prevent wound dehiscence
- Gain a better understanding of fistulas & the management of fistulas
- Identify the principles that guide the use of modern wound dressings
- Course contact: Kerlvin Ocado