Non-Award
Are you a Health Professional looking to refresh and develop your skills?
Description
This course aims to provide participants with practical skill development in the use of external, non-absorbable sutures, staples, steri-strips, and wound adhesive for the closure of wounds. The course content is inclusive of wound assessment, indications and contraindications for closure, closure methods, and discharge instructions. Suture types included are simple interrupted, vertical mattress, horizontal mattress, and V-flap closures. Participants will have ample time to practice with supervision and coaching from the facilitator. The course will not be determining competence and use of the skill in the clinical setting will be subject to local policy and procedure.
The course consists of 2 hours pre-reading and 6 hours of supervised practice face-to-face for a total of 8 CPD hours. Pre-course activity access and course location details will be emailed to participants approximately two weeks in advance. Pre-course activity access will be deactivated the day following the course.
This course is suitable for any health professionals with potential requirement to close wounds in the work setting under medical direction. This course would be useful for rural and remote and urgent care nurses looking to upskill or refresh or anyone else who is interested in learning a new skill.
This course can be delivered at your local facility. To discuss this, please contact postgraduatenursing@nd.edu.au or call (08) 9433 0205
Dates
Time: 08:30-14:30 AWST
Location: Fremantle Campus, WA
Cost: $405 (inc GST)
CPD hours: 8 hours