Lesson 1Systematic skin inspection: techniques, lighting, documentation, and frequencyThis part explains a full head-to-toe skin check for hospital patients, focusing on proper positioning, good lighting, respecting privacy, using chaperones, and how to record findings, decide check frequency, and share risks with the care team.
Preparing the environment and equipmentInspection techniques and patient positioningUse of lighting and palpation skillsHigh-risk anatomical sites to prioritizeDocumentation and inspection frequencyLesson 2Infection signs and systemic indicators: erythema, increased pain, warmth, purulent drainage, fever, lab markers (WBC, CRP)This part looks at local and body-wide signs of wound infection, tells apart harmless bacteria from serious infections, and shows how to read redness, pain, warmth, discharge, fever, and lab tests to act quickly on antibiotics and care.
Distinguishing colonization from infectionLocal signs: erythema, warmth, edemaPurulent drainage and odor changesSystemic signs: fever and malaiseInterpreting WBC, CRP, and culturesLesson 3Peri-wound skin evaluation: maceration, induration, erythema, callus, and skin integrityThis part covers checking skin around wounds carefully, spotting softening from moisture, redness, hardening, calluses, and weakness, and connecting these to handling moisture, choosing dressings, and catching early damage from pressure or tapes.
Identifying maceration and moisture damageRecognizing erythema and early inflammationAssessing induration and tissue firmnessCallus formation and pressure riskProtecting fragile and compromised skinLesson 4Photographic documentation and measurement tools: use of ruler, tracing, digital imaging best practices and consentThis part teaches best ways to take wound photos and measure them, using paper rulers, outlines, and digital tools, with steady methods, infection control, safe storage, and getting and recording patient consent properly.
Indications and goals of wound photographyObtaining and recording informed consentUsing rulers and standardized positioningTracing methods and digital planimetryImage quality, lighting, and data securityLesson 5Pain assessment specific to wounds: scales, documentation, and impact on careThis part shows how to check wound pain with proven scales, time checks with treatments, record where and how it hurts, and use this info for picking dressings, pain relief plans, and non-drug ways to ease discomfort.
Selecting appropriate pain rating scalesAssessing baseline and procedural painDocumenting pain location and qualityLinking pain findings to dressing choicePharmacologic and non-drug interventionsLesson 6Exudate assessment: amount, color, consistency, odour, and how to measure and documentThis part details checking wound fluid, guessing amount, describing colour and thickness, noting smell changes, and using standard tools and words to measure, record, and track changes in patient records over time.
Classifying exudate types and colorsEstimating and grading exudate volumeAssessing viscosity and tissue adherenceRecognizing and describing wound odorStandardized exudate documentation methodsLesson 7Assessment of contributing factors: mobility, incontinence, nutrition, comorbidities (diabetes, vascular disease), and medicationsThis part highlights patient issues slowing healing, like limited movement, wetting from leaks, poor eating, blood vessel problems, diabetes, and drugs, and how to weave these into personal plans for stopping and treating wounds.
Evaluating mobility and repositioning needsScreening for urinary and fecal incontinenceNutritional risk and protein–calorie deficitsImpact of diabetes and vascular diseaseMedication review for healing barriersLesson 8Wound assessment parameters: location, dimensions (L×W×D), depth, wound bed characteristics, edges, undermining, and tunnelingThis part reviews main wound check points, like exact spot, size in length, width, depth, bed tissue types, edge looks, and spotting hidden pockets or tunnels, using steady ways to track and plan care.
Locating and anatomically describing woundsMeasuring length, width, and depthDescribing wound bed tissue typesCharacterizing wound edges and marginsAssessing undermining and tunneling
