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FREE PAPER SESSION: EDUCATION
Free Paper Session: Education
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Wound Management – The Educational preparation of
undergraduate nursing students
Mariama Seray-Wurie 1 , Beverley Brathwaite 1
1 Middlesex University (London, United Kingdom).
Aim: This is a study of pre- registration third year student nurses who have had 2 years
of both theory and practice. The research was conducted to determine if the amount of
focus on wound management within the curriculum prepared them for clinical practice.
Method: A cross- sectional study of 152 adult, child, mental health finalist nursing
students on the BSc/Diploma Advanced programme were given a short answer
questionnaire,111 students responded.
Results: 95% agreed that knowledge and understanding of wound management is
important in pre-registration educational preparation of which 66% agreed that the
curriculum as a whole prepared them for wound management in clinical practice whilst
44% disagreed. 55% identified clinical practice as where the learning had taken place to
a large extent; classroom teaching was identified to some extent by 37% followed by the
skills lab at 29%.10.8% responded to other and identified self-directed/own study as
where they had learned about wound management.
Conclusion: Results confirmed the curriculum does prepare students for wound
management. Further analysis of the data showed that classroom based learning had
the least impact on their learning as it is seen as a practical skill. Students
acknowledged highly the significance of the role of clinical practice, specialist nurses
such as the Tissue Viability Nurse (TVN), the need for input from TVN’s in the curriculum
and also the need for continuous assessment of knowledge and understanding through
years 1-3 in various settings.
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Free Paper Session: Education
AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW SKIN BARRIER REGIME
ACROSS A UK PRIMARY CARE ORGANISATION.
Jackie Stephen-Haynes 1
1 Worcester Health Care NHS Trust and Birmingham City University (Worcester,
United Kingdom).
Aim: To monitor the implementation of a strategic plan to introduce a new skin barrier
range across a primary care organisation with a population of 620,000 and 2000 clinical
staff.
Methods: Education has been offered across the Trust to all staff including risk
assessment, skin assessment, categorization of pressure ulcers and management of
pressure ulcers and the use of skin barrier protection. This included bespoke tools to
support the use of the barrier range and patient information. A post implementation has
been undertaken across the organization using a pre prepared audit tool.
Results: Of 100 randomly selected staff 97% of staff viewed the implementation of the
barrier protection as effective. 96% felt better prepared to deliver effective skin and
barrier protection. 87% were completely satisfied with the education and training.89%
were using the bespoke patient information. The NHS Trust has reported the lowest
number of patients with pressure ulcers in England and has saved over £15000 pa
following the implementation of the regime.
Discussion: Staff have undertaken specific educational support and supported the
strategy across the NHS Trust and demonstrate a high level of knowledge regarding the
use of barrier protection. This is important as the protection of the skin can help prevent
the development of pressure ulcers. Skin management prevention and treatment should
include the use of barrier film protection against corrosive irritants, adhesive devices and
offer skin protection
EWMA 2013
COPENHAGEN
15-17 May · 2013
Danish Wound
Healing Society
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