NSQ633 Skin and Wound Care
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| Unit code: | NSQ633 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $555 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $2,976 |
| International unit fee | $4,236 |
Unit Outline: Session 2 2024, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | NSQ633 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Foundational knowledge of anatomy and physiology will assist learning. |
Overview
Providing complex wound care to people in acute, residential and community health areas is a growing challenge for health care services. Quality wound care for the older person requires a holistic approach as impacts are seen in every aspect of a person's life. This unit provides you with an in-depth knowledge of acute and chronic wounds specific to the older person and addresses challenges related to providing optimal management of wounds to inform evidence-based practice in wound care.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Examine and critically analyse the pathophysiology related to wounds and wound care in the older person.
- Evaluate examples of current practice to propose and validate recommendations to the holistic assessment, management and prevention of wounds in the older person.
- Propose culturally safe evidence-based strategies for management and/or prevention of wounds in the older person.
- Evaluate the transdisciplinary role of a range of health professionals to facilitate positive outcomes for wound healing in the older person in diverse care settings.
Content
Course themes emphasised in this unit include advocacy and leadership, intra- and inter-disciplinary practice, and therapeutic relationships and communication.
This unit is organised into 4 modules to introduce you to the assessment, management and prevention of wounds in the older person.
- Module 1: Anatomy and physiology of the skin, effect of ageing on skin and skin integrity; pathophysiology of wound development and healing; classification of wounds; risk factors for wound development
- Module 2: Prevention, assessment and management of leg/foot ulcers
- Module 3: Prevention, assessment and management of pressure injuries and skin tears
- Module 4: Contemporary issues in wound care including psychosocial and economic impacts, and new and emerging treatments
Learning Approaches
This unit is offered fully online. You will have the opportunity to learn through active engagement with the interactive learning resources, peer learning, moderated and facilitated online discussions, learning events and self-directed learning materials. This unit takes an interdisciplinary approach to examining the science of wound healing for older persons and the principles and application of wound management. Learning activities assist students to respond to the challenges of assessment, management and prevention of a range of acute and chronic wounds using an evidence based, person-centred approach through authentic learning tasks online and engagement with interdisciplinary, industry informed case scenarios.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
- Informal formative feedback will be provided through self-check exercises, peer feedback and through individual or whole of class feedback in online discussions or via comments in online communities.
- Formal written or recorded feedback will be received on both formative and summative assessment tasks via Turnitin or the Canvas Assignment tool, in addition to the grade on the Criterion Reference Assessment sheet.
- Feedback on your assessment task 1 will be received prior to the submission of your assessment task 2.
- Industry informed expert feedback may be provided through clinical assessment examples and interventions at timely intervals to guide learning and assessment.
- Students are encouraged to seek and share feedback in their workplaces where appropriate.
Assessment
Overview
In this unit, there are two summative written assessment tasks and a narrative powerpoint to submit. The first assessment task requires you to develop an evidence-based culturally-safe change practice proposal to make changes to a risk factor for wounds or wound healing. This task is due in week 5 following the QUT Online consolidation week. .The second assessment task requires you to critique the assessment, management and prevention approaches used in a case study of wound care in the older person, and make recommendations supported by research literature to provide best practice care for this person. This task is due at the end of the teaching period in the QUT Online exam week.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Education seminar
Based on current evidence related to prevention of wounds in older people, develop a culturally safe proposal to implement a practice change to address a risk factor for wounds or wound healing. Consider the psychosocial impact, diverse care settings and the role of a range of health professionals in your proposal and provide literature to justify your proposal decision.
Part A: You are required to develop an Education Seminar for your workplace raising awareness of the wound care practice change. Narrated PowerPoint presentation or similar approach to be submitted (10 mins presentation) – 20%
Part B: Provide a written justification drawing on current evidence related to best practice for the prevention and management of the wound practice change (1,500 words) – 20%
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Wound care case study
Part A: Choose a case from your clinical setting/workplace of a wound in an older person (case study provided as a video for students without clinical access) and describe the presentation of the wound and the older person's context. Summarise the current management of the older person's wound in your case (Formative submission; due week 3).
Part B: Critique the assessment, management and prevention strategies being used in this case study. Make recommendations supported by literature for evidence-based practice for the assessment, management and prevention of this wound. (Due week 5; 50% weighting)
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Nil
Costs
Nil
Resources
Weekly Readings will be available throughout the online modules.
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Peate, I. (2015). Wound care at a glance (1. ed.). Hoboken: Wiley.
Risk Assessment Statement
This unit addresses sensitive and complex topics. If you are distressed by issues explored in the content of this unit you should approach academic staff or consult the QUT counselling service. Substantial computer-based work will be required. You are recommended to take regular rest breaks when engaging in prolonged computer-based work.
Unit Outline: Session 4 2024, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | NSQ633 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Foundational knowledge of anatomy and physiology will assist learning. |
Overview
Providing complex wound care to people in acute, residential and community health areas is a growing challenge for health care services. Quality wound care for the older person requires a holistic approach as impacts are seen in every aspect of a person's life. This unit provides you with an in-depth knowledge of acute and chronic wounds specific to the older person and addresses challenges related to providing optimal management of wounds to inform evidence-based practice in wound care.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Examine and critically analyse the pathophysiology related to wounds and wound care in the older person.
- Evaluate examples of current practice to propose and validate recommendations to the holistic assessment, management and prevention of wounds in the older person.
- Propose culturally safe evidence-based strategies for management and/or prevention of wounds in the older person.
- Evaluate the transdisciplinary role of a range of health professionals to facilitate positive outcomes for wound healing in the older person in diverse care settings.
Content
Course themes emphasised in this unit include advocacy and leadership, intra- and inter-disciplinary practice, and therapeutic relationships and communication.
This unit is organised into 4 modules to introduce you to the assessment, management and prevention of wounds in the older person.
- Module 1: Anatomy and physiology of the skin, effect of ageing on skin and skin integrity; pathophysiology of wound development and healing; classification of wounds; risk factors for wound development
- Module 2: Prevention, assessment and management of leg/foot ulcers
- Module 3: Prevention, assessment and management of pressure injuries and skin tears
- Module 4: Contemporary issues in wound care including psychosocial and economic impacts, and new and emerging treatments
Learning Approaches
This unit is offered fully online. You will have the opportunity to learn through active engagement with the interactive learning resources, peer learning, moderated and facilitated online discussions, learning events and self-directed learning materials. This unit takes an interdisciplinary approach to examining the science of wound healing for older persons and the principles and application of wound management. Learning activities assist students to respond to the challenges of assessment, management and prevention of a range of acute and chronic wounds using an evidence based, person-centred approach through authentic learning tasks online and engagement with interdisciplinary, industry informed case scenarios.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
- Informal formative feedback will be provided through self-check exercises, peer feedback and through individual or whole of class feedback in online discussions or via comments in online communities.
- Formal written or recorded feedback will be received on both formative and summative assessment tasks via Turnitin or the Canvas Assignment tool, in addition to the grade on the Criterion Reference Assessment sheet.
- Feedback on your assessment task 1 will be received prior to the submission of your assessment task 2.
- Industry informed expert feedback may be provided through clinical assessment examples and interventions at timely intervals to guide learning and assessment.
- Students are encouraged to seek and share feedback in their workplaces where appropriate.
Assessment
Overview
In this unit, there are two summative written assessment tasks and a narrative powerpoint to submit. The first assessment task requires you to develop an evidence-based culturally-safe change practice proposal to make changes to a risk factor for wounds or wound healing. This task is due in week 5 following the QUT Online consolidation week. .The second assessment task requires you to critique the assessment, management and prevention approaches used in a case study of wound care in the older person, and make recommendations supported by research literature to provide best practice care for this person. This task is due at the end of the teaching period in the QUT Online exam week.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Education seminar
Based on current evidence related to prevention of wounds in older people, develop a culturally safe proposal to implement a practice change to address a risk factor for wounds or wound healing. Consider the psychosocial impact, diverse care settings and the role of a range of health professionals in your proposal and provide literature to justify your proposal decision.
Part A: You are required to develop an Education Seminar for your workplace raising awareness of the wound care practice change. Narrated PowerPoint presentation or similar approach to be submitted (10 mins presentation) – 20%
Part B: Provide a written justification drawing on current evidence related to best practice for the prevention and management of the wound practice change (1,500 words) – 20%
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Wound care case study
Part A: Choose a case from your clinical setting/workplace of a wound in an older person (case study provided as a video for students without clinical access) and describe the presentation of the wound and the older person's context. Summarise the current management of the older person's wound in your case (Formative submission; due week 3).
Part B: Critique the assessment, management and prevention strategies being used in this case study. Make recommendations supported by literature for evidence-based practice for the assessment, management and prevention of this wound. (Due week 5; 50% weighting)
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Nil
Costs
Nil
Resources
Weekly Readings will be available throughout the online modules.
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Peate, I. (2015). Wound care at a glance (1. ed.). Hoboken: Wiley.
Risk Assessment Statement
This unit addresses sensitive and complex topics. If you are distressed by issues explored in the content of this unit you should approach academic staff or consult the QUT counselling service. Substantial computer-based work will be required. You are recommended to take regular rest breaks when engaging in prolonged computer-based work.