Lesson 1Assessing exudate, odour, peri-wound skin condition, and wound edge shapeCovers careful checking of fluid, smell, skin around the wound, and edge forms. Connects signs to infection, softening, poor blood flow, and pressure issues. Helps nurses use steady words and records for team talks.
Fluid amount, colour, and thicknessTelling clear, bloody, pus-like fluids apartSmell timing, strength, and likely causesSkin around wound: softening, redness, rashWound edge form, undercuts, and hard skinStandard words for local signsLesson 2Identifying tissue types: granulation, dead tissue, slough, hard skin — spotting and recordingShows how to see and feel granulation, slough, dead tissue, and hard skin in diabetic foot wounds. Focuses on true descriptions, percent guesses, and what they mean for healing and cleaning plans.
Normal skin, new skin tissue, and scarsGranulation tissue colour and feelSlough look, texture, and stickinessDry and wet dead tissue, hard crust, and rotHard skin buildup at pressure spotsNoting tissue type percents in recordsLesson 3Blood flow check for lower leg wounds: feeling pulses, capillary refill, ankle-arm index, toe-arm index, toe pressuresLooks at simple blood flow checks for lower legs in diabetic patients. Includes feeling pulses, capillary refill, ankle-brachial index, toe pressures, and reading limits in hardened vessels and mixed problems.
Looking for colour, hair, and skin changesFeeling foot and back leg pulsesCapillary refill and leg warmth checksDoing and reading ankle-brachial index in diabetesToe pressures and toe-arm index for hardened arteriesWhen to send for blood flow scans or specialist adviceLesson 4Spotting infection and swelling: local vs whole body signs, using IDSA/International Working Group on Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) guidelinesCenters on finding infection and swelling in diabetic foot wounds. Tells harmless germs from true infection, looks at local and body-wide signs, and uses IDSA and IWGDF rules to rate seriousness and plan steps.
Normal healing swelling vs infectionLocal signs in numb and poor blood flow tissueBody-wide signs and sepsis warningsIDSA and IWGDF infection gradingWhen to take samples and scansUrgent send-off rules for limb-risk casesLesson 5Key health history and social factors: blood sugar control, other illnesses, movement, shoes, home life, travel and care accessGoes over main health history and social issues affecting diabetic foot wounds. Stresses blood sugar levels, other conditions, movement, shoes, home setup, and getting to transport and wound care on time.
Focused diabetes and treatment backgroundHeart, kidney, and nerve illness linksMovement limits and fall or injury pastShoe type, fit, and wear signsHome safety, help, and self-care abilityTravel, money, and wound care reachLesson 6Standard wound check methods (SITE, TIME, WoundBed, and Bates-Jensen)Presents main wound check methods for diabetic foot care, like SITE, TIME, WoundBed, and Bates-Jensen. Compares parts, scores, and how they aid watching and team talks across settings.
Aim of structured wound check toolsSITE method parts and scoresTIME method for wound bed readyingMain WoundBed score itemsBates-Jensen Wound Check summaryPicking and using a method in daily workLesson 7Record standards and wound photos: agreement, steady light, position and size notingOutlines top ways for written records and wound photos. Includes agreement, privacy, placing, light, scale spots, and steady position for true comparisons and legal-standard files.
Key wound record elementsLegal and right-side aspects of recordsGetting and noting photo agreementStandard patient place and markersLight, sharp focus, and measure scale useSafe keeping and tagging of wound picturesLesson 8Pain check in numb and poor blood flow feet: scales and simple methodsLooks into pain checking in numb and poor blood flow diabetic feet. Reviews pain scales, words, and simple moves that tell numb burning from poor blood rest pain, guiding pain relief and send-offs.
Common pain ways in diabetic foot illnessNumber and picture pain rate scalesNumb pain words and check toolsSigns of poor blood and night rest painChecking pain in dressing swapsNoting pain reply to treatmentsLesson 9Nerve damage check: monofilament test, vibration (tuning fork), pinprick and position sense testsSets out planned nerve damage checks in diabetic feet with monofilament, vibration, pinprick, and position sense tests. Stresses method, scores, and how sense loss changes risk and patient teaching needs.
Check questions for nerve symptoms10g monofilament spots and useVibration test with tuning fork methodPinprick and heat sense testsPosition sense and balance checkRisk grading from sense lossLesson 10Sizing wound length, width, depth, and tunnels: tools and ways (ruler, outline, photo)Gives hands-on ways to size wound length, width, depth, and tunnels. Compares paper rulers, probes, outlines, and digital photos, stressing germ control and steady method among checkers.
Picking clean, one-use sizing toolsSteady length, width, and clock faceSafe depth and tunnel probe wayUsing wound outlines and clear sheetsClinic photos for ongoing comparesNoting sizes and changes over time
