2024
Wound Diagnostic Assessment Process
Name: Wound Diagnostic Assessment Process
Code: ENF14781O
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Nursing
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Goals:
• To understand the process of diagnostic evaluation and prevention of wounds;
• Know and apply the basic principles of clinical microbiology and methods of microbiological diagnosis of infection in acute and chronic wounds;
• Understand the importance of mobility in the healing process of complex wounds.
skills:
• Demonstrates skills of clinical reasoning in processes of diagnostic evaluation of wounds, focused on an integrated approach to the Person with Wound;
• Reveals skills in diagnostic evaluation, treatment and prevention of infection in acute and chronic wounds;
• Demonstrates skills supported by scientific evidence for decision making in the plan of individualized and integrated care towards the Person with Complex Wound.
• To understand the process of diagnostic evaluation and prevention of wounds;
• Know and apply the basic principles of clinical microbiology and methods of microbiological diagnosis of infection in acute and chronic wounds;
• Understand the importance of mobility in the healing process of complex wounds.
skills:
• Demonstrates skills of clinical reasoning in processes of diagnostic evaluation of wounds, focused on an integrated approach to the Person with Wound;
• Reveals skills in diagnostic evaluation, treatment and prevention of infection in acute and chronic wounds;
• Demonstrates skills supported by scientific evidence for decision making in the plan of individualized and integrated care towards the Person with Complex Wound.
Contents
• Evaluation and diagnosis process in the person with complex wounds
• Basic principles of clinical microbiology and microbiological diagnosis methods of infection
• Methods of destruction of microorganisms and the role of antimicrobials
• Antimicrobial agents, hygiene and wounds
• Wound care: innovation and cost-effectiveness/effectiveness
• Acute wound infection: diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infection
• Chronic wound infection: diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infection
• Prevention of cross infection transmission of infection
• Mobility and wounds
• Analysis and discussion of clinical cases
• Approach to research methodologies and research:
o Search in scientific databases
o Approach to Quantitative Methodology
o Approach to Qualitative Methodology)
• Basic principles of clinical microbiology and microbiological diagnosis methods of infection
• Methods of destruction of microorganisms and the role of antimicrobials
• Antimicrobial agents, hygiene and wounds
• Wound care: innovation and cost-effectiveness/effectiveness
• Acute wound infection: diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infection
• Chronic wound infection: diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infection
• Prevention of cross infection transmission of infection
• Mobility and wounds
• Analysis and discussion of clinical cases
• Approach to research methodologies and research:
o Search in scientific databases
o Approach to Quantitative Methodology
o Approach to Qualitative Methodology)
Teaching Methods
Priority will be given to methodologies that stimulate the personal and professional development of students, based on research, analysis and discussion of content, leading to the development of skills in the Process of Diagnostic Evaluation of Wounds, based on the integrated approach to the Person with Complex Wound and their caregivers.
The development of content has a theoretical and technical-scientific basis, combining theoretical exposition of programmatic content with classroom exercises; analysis and discussion of cases; role-playing; seminars with experts and research and synthesis work.
The development of content has a theoretical and technical-scientific basis, combining theoretical exposition of programmatic content with classroom exercises; analysis and discussion of cases; role-playing; seminars with experts and research and synthesis work.
Assessment
Continuous assessment will consist of an individual written test (100%)
Exam evaluation - Individual written test (100%)
The student cannot have an evaluation lower than 10 points, on a scale of 0 to 20, in any of the assessment dimensions.
Exam evaluation - Individual written test (100%)
The student cannot have an evaluation lower than 10 points, on a scale of 0 to 20, in any of the assessment dimensions.
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