Pressure Area Care

Karen Ousey is a lecturer at the School of Nursing at the University of Salford and a qualified orthopaedic practitioner.

• 1. The Importance of Effective Pressure Area Care. 2. Anatomy and Physiology of the Skin and the Wound Healing Process.3. Aetiology of Pressure Ulcers and Principles of Pressure Ulcer Prevention.4. Risk Assessment.5. Grading Systems.6. Pressure Re-Distributing Devices and Equipment.7. Management of the Established Pressure Ulcer.8. The Importance of Accurate Documentation, Legal, Ethical and Policy Issues.9. The Role of the Inter-Disciplinary Team in Pressure Area Care.10. Continuing Professional Development

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