MWC5203 Wound management principles
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MWC5203 Wound management principles is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MWC5203
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After MWC5203
1 unit list MWC5203 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Overview
One of the principles of wound management is the maintenance of a physiologic wound environment to optimise each patient's wound healing potential. This involves preventing and managing infection, cleansing the wound, removable of nonviable tissue, maintaining moisture balance, controlling odour, protecting the wound and periwound area and eliminating or minimising pain. This unit will explore how these can be achieved using wound dressing products and technologies as well as alternative/adjunctive therapies.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Minor assignment 120%
- Minor assignment 220%
- Major written assignmentCompetency hurdle40%
- Participation in online discussion boards20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Formulate a wound care management plan incorporating skin and wound assessment to guide selection of appropriate products or technologies.
- 2
Critically review wound dressings and technologies describing their properties and place in therapy.
- 3
Evaluate the role of debridement in wound bed preparation.
- 4
Critically appraise adjunctive/alternative therapies used in wound care, including suggested mode of action and level of evidence to support use.
- 5
Communicate effectively with patients to improve concordance with wound care management plans.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average 10-12 hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include teacher directed learning, reading time, participation in online discussions or discussion groups, research and preparation for assignments.
Learning resources
Technology resources
For information on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) specifications, technology requirements, as well as systems and services available to students, review the Student Technology Essentials Handbook https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1041220/student-it-brochure.pdf
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Adriana Tiziani
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Adriana Tiziani
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MWC5203?
None, but you must take MWC5202 or PGW5202 before or alongside it.
What can I take after MWC5203?
MWC5203 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including MWC5204.
When is MWC5203 offered?
In 2024, MWC5203 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is MWC5203?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MWC5203 have an exam?
No. MWC5203 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.