Pressure Care and Prevention of Pressure Sores

This half-day course focuses on how pressure sores develop and what leads people to develop them, identifying those individuals at risk of developing pressures sores, How we can prevent pressures sores, and how to promote healing if they occur. The course in centered on the needs of individual service users through assessment and support of that individual.

Learning objectives:

By the end of this course learners should understand:

• The structure of the skin
• How pressure sores develop
• The physiology of healing
• Who is at risk of developing pressure sores
• Prevention of pressure sores
• Methods of identifying risk factors
• Measures to reduce the risk-using assessment tools
• The principles of how wounds heal
• How to support individuals with pressure sores
• How to promote healing
• How to educate service users
• An individual holistic approach to pressure sore management

Training methods:

• Tutor Presentation
• Group work
• Discussion
• Exercises
• Case studies
• Feedback