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Pathway format - SCORMs

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About this educational activity

This interactive educational content introduces the learner to wound assessment, including its purpose, the role of wound location, understanding pressure injuries, recognizing different aspects of wound exudate, and adressing wound infection. 

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What you will learn

  • Understand the purpose of wound assessment and documentation
  • Discuss how wound location helps identify wound aetiology
  • Explain the importance of using specific anatomical markers to document wound location
  • Identify pressure injury stages/categories
  • Describe the differences between incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) and pressure injuries
  • Describe wound exudate and its purpose
  • Differentiate wound exudate in acute and chronic wounds
  • Define wound infection and recognise various signs and symptoms of wound infection
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