University Standard Module Template
Faculty: Health School/Department: Community Health
and Social Work
Module Title: Wound Management
Programme(s) on which the module is delivered: BSc Dimensions in Health Care
Date of publication of template to students:
Module Code: GM6555 Level: 6
Credit value: 30
Module Leader: Patricia Davies
Module start date(s) during the current academic year:
1st offering :21st September 2009
2nd Offering: 3rd December 2009
Module finish date(s) during the current academic year:
1st Offering: 18th January 2010
2nd Offering: 21st April 2010
Assessment weightings:
Case Study 50%
Audit 50%
For SRS Team Use Only:
Created By: Date:
Relationship with Programme Philosophy and Aims
Inline with the Dimensions in Health Care programme philosophy this module is a level
6 optional module, that aims to meet the specific clinical and practice needs of
individual practitioners (nursing and those allied to healthcare) in the area of wound
management. A blended learning approach is taken in concordance with the
university’s learning and teaching strategy and the programme’s philosophy and aims.
There is a focus on how the individual students’ role contributes to inter-professional
working and developing their own clinical competence in the related speciality that the
student is practicing in as per the programme’s student outcomes. The module aims to
give the students the underpinning knowledge and skills for them to undertake further
modules related specifically to tissue viability thus promoting further personal and
professional development.
Module Aims
Through research based learning and independent study, the student will be equipped
with the enhanced knowledge and skills necessary to assess, plan, deliver and
evaluate the care given, within the inter-professional team, to the individual patient with
a wound and their significant others, enabling the patients health and well being needs
to be met.
Indicative content
Physiology related to tissue viability and wound healing.
Factors affecting wound healing e.g. nutrition, infection, stress, pain, dressings,
diabetes and the wound environment.
Infection in wound healing.
Principles of wound assessment.
Principles of pain management.
Awareness of the therapeutic effects of a range of wound products and their
appropriate use.
Awareness of wound product development.
Application of research principles to practice.
Accountability in Tissue Viability.
Developments in Tissue Viability.
Pathophysiology of complex wounds.
The principles of managing complex wounds.
The management of complex wounds such as:
o fungating wounds
o complex surgical wounds
o lymphoedema
o Radiation reactions
Epidemiology and aetiology of leg ulcer formation.
Care of the diabetic foot.
Auditing of wound care practices
Action planning.
Professional discussion demonstrating the link between theory and practice.
Study mode / delivery method(s):
A blended learning approach will be taken to the delivery of the module. There will be 6
days where attendance at the university is required where face to face seminars,
workshops, lectures and group work for example will occur. These days will be spread
out over a 3-4 month period to allow e-learning to be facilitated in-between. This will be
delivered on-line using MOODLE (a virtual learning environment). Resources and
online activities will be added to MOODLE as timetabled throughout the module. These
on-line activities will be consolidated as required in class. Information about MOODLE
can be obtained from http://www.moodle.uce.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=353 using
guest access. Login details to the module’s specific MOODLE page will be given to the
student following enrolment along with more specific information about MOODLE and
its use at the start of the module.
Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills through reflection on their
own practice and their professional and personal growth. The teaching and learning
approaches are designed to maximise the benefits of sharing knowledge and expertise
both in the classroom and via online forums. Lecturers and clinical staff will facilitate the
integration of theory and practice throughout the module. Students are encouraged to
utilise information technologies as potential sources of knowledge and learning.
Intended Learning Outcomes and the means by which they are to be achieved
and demonstrated.
Learning Outcome Learning and Teaching Methods
1. To critically explore the normal
physiological process of wound healing A number of approaches to teaching and
comparing it with the pathophysiology of learning transaction may be undertaken to
complex wounds. The student will be help the students achieve these learning
expected to analyse the effects the outcomes including;
mode of healing has on the patients and Seminars
their relatives. (KU, IS) Guided reading/study
Discussions/debate
2. Recognise and explain the Small group work
implications of a variety of factors Lectures
affecting would healing including Individual/group tutorials
nutrition, pain, psychology and infection E-learning
and manage these effectively. (KU) Computer mediated communication
(forums and wiki)
3. Identify and critically analyse optimum
Scenarios
conditions and treatments required to
promote wound healing in various
complex wounds such as burns, fistulae,
leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and wounds
in diabetic patients.
For example by use of correct dressings,
cleansing methods and debridement.
(KU, IS)
4. Critically analyse the Health Care
Workers role in terms of their
accountability for their actions, this will
include formulating strategies to improve
liaison with and referral to the
multidisciplinary team. (KU, IS, TS)
Assessment and feedback
Formative Assessment
Formative assessments are those interim assessment opportunities whereby students
can gain an enhanced understanding of how well they are progressing with their
learning; such opportunities may include some tests being offered for the purposes of
generating some feedback. Any mark generated through formative assessment is for
feedback purposes only and will not contribute to the overall module grade. Formative
assessments also allow tutors to focus on the needs of the student group.
There are no formal formative assessments for this module. However during the
module through the learning relationship and support of their module leader students
have on going opportunities to review how they are progressing in practice. There is
also the opportunity for students to gain feedback from undertaking the activities on
MOODLE and the workbooks if they choose to do so.
Summative Assessment
The summative assessment strategy for this module is divided into two components. As
the aim of the module is to foster the links between theory and practice, equal priority is
placed upon the academic and clinical aspects of this assessment strategy. Therefore
students must pass the combined components in order to be awarded 30 level 6
credits. MOODLE will not be used to submit assignments.
Component 1: Assignment of 3000 words in the form of a case study based
upon a patient with a wound comparing the care received with evidence based
practice (50%).
Component 2: Wound Care Audit.
Student to undertake local audit of wound care documentation and produce an
analysis of the results including an action plan. (50%)
Feedback
Following marking and internal moderation, written feedback and a provisional mark will
be given within 20 working days following the submission date (as per student charter).
A copy of the feedback sheet can be collected from the school office after the 20 day
rule is up, or it will be returned to the student if a stamped self-addressed envelope is
included with the assignment or if the student specifically requests it the feedback sheet
can be emailed to them.
Please note that the provisional mark needs to be ratified by the External Examiner and
the Examination Board before being finalised.
Assignments will only be returned after the Examination Board and if a stamped self-
addressed envelope is included with the assignment. Otherwise it can be collected from
the school office once the Examination Board has confirmed the grade. After 6 months
assignments not collected may be destroyed. Assignments may need to be kept for a
longer period if required for quality review inspections.
Related Modules
This is an optional module, relevant to anyone involved in wound care. Modules also
available include Pressure Ulcer Care, Leg Ulcer Care and Debridement. This course
or its equivalent is a pre-requisite for the Debridement module.
Learning Resources
All course (and supplementary) materials are available on MOODLE
The module’s reading list can be accessed through talislist on the Library’s catalogue
web page http://library.bcu.ac.uk/frameCat.htm
Whilst it is anticipated that the student may well wish to purchase books, no
recommendations for purchase will be made as it is felt that the areas of practice may
well need to be accessed from a wide variety of sources. The student will need to base
their choice on their individual discipline and clinical area.
Recommended Reading
Dealey C. (2005) The Care of Wounds, 3rd Edition. Oxford : Blackwell Science.
Morison M. Moffat C. Bridel-Nixon J. Bale S.(1997) Nursing Management of Chronic
Wounds 2nd Edition. London: Mosby
Morison M Ovington L Wilkie K (2004) Chronic Wound Care: a problem based
approach. London: Mosby
Bryant R Nix D (2007) Acute and Chronic Wounds: current management concepts 3rd
Edition. St Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
Relevant Journals
Journal of wound Care
International Journal of Wound Care
Journal of Tissue Viability
British Journal of Nursing: Wound care supplement
Websites
www.worldwidewounds.com/
http://www.wounds-uk.com/
http://www.tvna.org/default.html
http://www.tvs.org.uk/index.asp?id=1
http://www.woundcaresociety.org/
Wound Management
Level
KSF Dimension - CORE
1. Communications 2. Personal and 3. Health, safety 4. Service 5. Quality 6. Equality and
people development and security improvement diversity
1
2
3
4
KSF Dimension - GENERAL
G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8
Learning and Development and Procurement and Financial Services and People Capacity and Public
development innovation commissioning management project management capability relations and
management marketing
1
2
3
4
KSF Dimension – HEALTH AND WELL BEING
HWB1 HWB2 HWB3 HWB4 HWB5 HWB6 HWB7 HWB8 HWB9 HWB10
Promotion of health Assessment and care Protection of health Enablement to Provision of care Assessing and Intervention Biomedical Equipment and Products to
and wellbeing and planning to meet and wellbeing address health to meet health treating planning and investigation devices to meet meet health
prevention of health and wellbeing and wellbeing and wellbeing treatments and health and and wellbeing
adverse effects on needs needs intervention wellbeing needs needs
health and
wellbeing
1
2
3
4
KSF Dimension – INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE KSF Dimension – ESTATES AND FACILITIES
IK1 IK2 IK3 EF1 EF2 EF3
Information Information collection Knowledge and Systems, Environment and Transport and
processing and analysis information vehicles and buildings logistics
resources equipment
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
Assessment Schedule – Optional Modules Tissue Viability
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March April May June
Modules of Study Assessment submission date
GM6555 Wound management
offering one
GM6555 Wound management
offering two
GM6554 Pressure Ulcer Care
GM6553 Leg Ulcer Care
GM6552 Debridement
Assessment submission date
Care of Older People Mapping against Modules of Study
Modules of Study Module
name
Challenge negative
attitudes to older people
Promote a healthy GM6555
lifestyle for older people GM6554
GM6553
Value and respect older GM6555
people as individuals GM6554
GM6553
Be mindful of older GM6555
people's dignity GM6554
GM6553
Show kindness and GM6555
compassion in their GM6554
behaviour GM6553
Communicate GM6555
effectively and GM6554
respectfully GM6553
Be committed to GM6555
equality and diversity GM6554
GM6553