Lesson 1Pain, mobility and functional assessment tools relevant to wound and stoma careThis part reviews tested tools to check pain, movement, and daily function in patients with wounds and ostomies, showing how pain load, walking, moving, and self-care ability affect care plans, device choices, and recovery goals.
Selecting appropriate pain rating scalesScreening for neuropathic and procedural painEvaluating gait, transfers, and enduranceAssessing self-care ability for stoma careIncorporating findings into care planningLesson 2Pressure injury assessment using NPUAP/EPUAP staging, measuring dimensions, exudate, and peri-wound skinThis part explains checking pressure injuries with NPUAP/EPUAP stages, correct measuring of wound size, looking at fluid and smell, and close check of skin around wound to guide stopping problems, choosing support, and treatment.
Applying NPUAP/EPUAP staging criteriaIdentifying deep tissue pressure injuryMeasuring length, width, and depthAssessing exudate type and volumeEvaluating peri-wound skin and underminingLesson 3Psychosocial assessment: body image, anxiety, caregiver readiness, and health literacyThis part deals with mind and social checks, including body image issues, worry, sadness, coping, caregiver readiness, and understanding health, and shows how these affect following care, self-handling, and need for fitted teaching.
Screening for anxiety and depressive symptomsExploring body image and sexual concernsAssessing coping style and support systemsEvaluating caregiver readiness and burdenAssessing health literacy and learning needsLesson 4Nutrition, glycemic control, and infection-risk screening relevant to wound healing and ostomy managementThis part reviews checks for food status, blood sugar control, and infection risk, stressing screening tools, key lab signs, medicine review, and how lacks in these areas slow wound healing and make ostomy care harder.
Screening for malnutrition and weight lossEvaluating protein and micronutrient intakeReviewing glycemic control and medicationsIdentifying systemic and local infection risksIntegrating findings into care plansLesson 5Systematic stoma assessment: size, shape, color, edema, mucocutaneous junction, prolapse, retraction, bleedingThis part gives step-by-step stoma check, including looking at size, shape, color, and swelling, checking the join of skin and stoma, and spotting problems like bulging out, pulling in, bleeding, and poor blood flow.
Measuring stoma size and contour accuratelyAssessing stoma color, moisture, and perfusionIdentifying edema, prolapse, and retractionEvaluating mucocutaneous junction integrityRecognizing bleeding, necrosis, and ischemiaLesson 6Assessment of surgical abdominal wounds: wound bed characteristics, depth, drainage, staples/sutures, signs of dehiscence and infectionThis part covers step-by-step check of belly surgery wounds, including tissue types in wound base, depth, tunnels, fluid, smell, staples or stitches, and early signs of splitting, infection, and abnormal connections for ostomy patients.
Describing wound bed tissue and viabilityMeasuring wound size, depth, and tunnelingCharacterizing drainage amount and odorInspecting staples, sutures, and tensionDetecting dehiscence, infection, and fistulaLesson 7Colostomy output assessment: consistency, volume, frequency, odor, and implications for hydration and electrolytesThis part centers on checking colostomy waste, including thickness, amount, how often, gas, and smell, and explains findings for water balance, salts in body, gut work, medicine effects, and need for food or drink changes.
Describing stool consistency and formTracking output volume and frequencyRecognizing high-output and constipationAssessing odor, gas, and food influencesRelating findings to hydration and labsLesson 8Peristomal skin evaluation: erythema, excoriation, dermatitis, fungal infection, and measurement techniquesThis part centers on proper check of skin around stoma, stressing spotting redness, skin damage, rash, and fungus infection, with standard measuring, recording, and use of check tools to guide aimed actions.
Classifying erythema, erosion, and ulcerationIdentifying irritant and allergic dermatitisRecognizing candidiasis and other infectionsUsing measurement tools and photo documentationLinking findings to appliance fit problems
