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Course DHCA 210

Skin Integrity, Wound Care & Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Diploma course 10: Skin Integrity, Wound Care & Pressure Ulcer Prevention.

  • 6 hours
  • 3 theory
  • 3 practical
  • Week 6

Topics covered

  1. Skin layers
  2. pressure ulcer stages 1–4, unstageable and deep tissue injury
  3. Braden and Norton scales
  4. repositioning every 2 hours
  5. support surfaces
  6. wound types and healing phases
  7. the Diploma HCA role: non-sterile dressings only
  8. applying barrier cream and offloading heels

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