Here are some of the highlights for this micro-credential.
No admission requirements, no application process, no pre-requisites, open to anyone
Learn at your own pace using a computer, tablet or smartphone
Take up to 90 days to complete the course
Receive a certificate of course completion and digital badge for successfully completing the course which can be shared on social media (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter), downloaded as a PDF, or even embedded in an email signature
In this short 5-hr micro-credential, learners will explore the differences in pressure injury (PI) stages according to National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel. Learners will discover moisture-associated skin damage from a pressure injury and define skin changes at life's end and how this phenomenon is present across health care sectors. Learners will also review the concept of avoidable and unavoidable pressure injuries and other skin changes as part of the critical illness or dying.
Learners will also explore pressure injury care planning and the importance of patient-centric care, as well as interprofessional team members required for pressure ulcer assessment and treatment. Learners will also recognize how to develop a comprehensive treatment plan for a pressure injury patient with their circle of care.
Learners who successfully complete the course will earn a digital badge and certificate of course completion that can be downloaded and shared via social media.
You will have access to the course for 90 days to work through the content.
Upon successful completion of this micro-credential, you should be able to:
Examine the components of comprehensive pressure injury patient assessments
Apply patient assessment findings to optimize pressure injury treatment
Introduction from Sault College's eLearning Department
Before we begin...
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Learner Introductions
Discussion Forum: Learner Engagement
Technical Discussion Forum
Help & Contact Information
Welcome and Micro-credential Information
Overview
Learning Outcomes
Modes of Learning
Lesson 1: Learning Objectives
Lesson 1: Mandatory Readings
Classification of Pressure Injuries
Lesson 1: Six Stages of Pressure Injuries
Lesson 1: Staging System
Knowledge Check
Lesson 1: Pressure injuries
Lesson 1: Pressure Injuries
Lesson 1: Differential Diagnosis
Knowledge Check
Lesson 1: References
Lesson 1: Summary
Lesson 1: Quiz
Discussion Forum: Pressure Injuries
Lesson 2: Learning Objectives
Lesson 2: Mandatory Readings
Lesson 2: Pressure Injury Risk Assessments
FREE PREVIEWLesson 2: Braden Scale
Lesson 2: Risk Assessment
FREE PREVIEWKnowledge Check
Lesson 2: Therapeutic Support
Lesson 2: What Does the Literature Say?
Lesson 2: What Does the Literature Say? Continued
Lesson 2: What Does the Literature Say? Continued
Knowledge Check
Lesson 2: What Does the Literature Say? Continued
FREE PREVIEWJose: Scenario (Pressure Injuries)
Lesson 2: References
Lesson 2: Summary
Lesson 2: Quiz
Lesson 3: Learning Objectives
Lesson 3: Mandatory Readings
Lesson 3: Pressure injury
Lesson 3: Pressure Injury
Lesson 3: Knowledge Check
Lesson 3: References
Lesson 3: Summary
Lesson 3: Quiz
Lesson 4: Learning Objectives
Lesson 4: PI Inter-professional Team Approach
Lesson 4: PI Inter-professional Team Approach Continued
Lesson 4: Summary
Lesson 4: References
Lesson 4: Quiz
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