Lesson 1Pain, mobility and functional assessment tools relevant to wound and stoma careDis section review validated tools to assess pain, mobility, an functional status in patients wid wounds an ostomies, highlighting how symptom burden, gait, transfers, an self-care capacity influence care planning, device selection, an rehabilitation goals.
Selecting appropriate pain rating scalesScreening fi neuropathic an procedural painEvaluating gait, transfers, an enduranceAssessing self-care ability fi stoma careIncorporating findings into care planningLesson 2Pressure injury assessment using NPUAP/EPUAP staging, measuring dimensions, exudate, and peri-wound skinDis section explain pressure injury assessment using NPUAP/EPUAP staging, accurate measurement of wound dimensions, evaluation of exudate an odor, an detailed peri-wound skin inspection to guide prevention, support surface selection, an treatment.
Applying NPUAP/EPUAP staging criteriaIdentifying deep tissue pressure injuryMeasuring length, width, an depthAssessing exudate type an volumeEvaluating peri-wound skin an underminingLesson 3Psychosocial assessment: body image, anxiety, caregiver readiness, and health literacyDis section address psychosocial assessment, including body image disturbance, anxiety, depression, coping, caregiver readiness, an health literacy, an explain how dese factors affect adherence, self-management, an di need fi tailored education.
Screening fi anxiety an depressive symptomsExploring body image an sexual concernsAssessing coping style an support systemsEvaluating caregiver readiness an burdenAssessing health literacy an learning needsLesson 4Nutrition, glycemic control, and infection-risk screening relevant to wound healing and ostomy managementDis section review assessment of nutritional status, glycemic control, an infection risk, emphasizing screening tools, key laboratory markers, medication review, an how deficits in dese domains delay wound healing an complicate ostomy management.
Screening fi malnutrition an weight lossEvaluating protein an micronutrient intakeReviewing glycemic control an medicationsIdentifying systemic an local infection risksIntegrating findings into care plansLesson 5Systematic stoma assessment: size, shape, color, edema, mucocutaneous junction, prolapse, retraction, bleedingDis section detail a stepwise stoma assessment, including inspection of size, shape, color, an edema, evaluation of di mucocutaneous junction, an recognition of complications such as prolapse, retraction, bleeding, an ischemia.
Measuring stoma size an contour accuratelyAssessing stoma color, moisture, an perfusionIdentifying edema, prolapse, an retractionEvaluating mucocutaneous junction integrityRecognizing bleeding, necrosis, an ischemiaLesson 6Assessment of surgical abdominal wounds: wound bed characteristics, depth, drainage, staples/sutures, signs of dehiscence and infectionDis section cover systematic assessment of surgical abdominal wounds, including wound bed tissue types, depth, tunneling, drainage, odor, staples or sutures, an early signs of dehiscence, infection, an fistula formation relevant to ostomy patients.
Describing wound bed tissue an viabilityMeasuring wound size, depth, an tunnelingCharacterizing drainage amount an odorInspecting staples, sutures, an tensionDetecting dehiscence, infection, an fistulaLesson 7Colostomy output assessment: consistency, volume, frequency, odor, and implications for hydration and electrolytesDis section focus pon colostomy output assessment, including consistency, volume, frequency, gas, an odor, an interpret findings fi hydration, electrolyte balance, bowel function, medication effects, an need fi dietary or fluid adjustments.
Describing stool consistency an formTracking output volume an frequencyRecognizing high-output an constipationAssessing odor, gas, an food influencesRelating findings to hydration an labsLesson 8Peristomal skin evaluation: erythema, excoriation, dermatitis, fungal infection, and measurement techniquesDis section focus pon structured peristomal skin evaluation, emphasizing recognition of erythema, erosion, dermatitis, an fungal infection, along wid standardized measurement, documentation, an use of assessment tools to guide targeted interventions.
Classifying erythema, erosion, an ulcerationIdentifying irritant an allergic dermatitisRecognizing candidiasis an other infectionsUsing measurement tools an photo documentationLinking findings to appliance fit problems
