UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MWC5208 Advanced clinical practice in wound care

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

MWC5208 Advanced clinical practice in wound care is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2023
Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
4 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before MWC5208

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After MWC5208

No unit lists MWC5208 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibitions: PGW5122 (PGW6122)

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 48 credit points, including PGC5101 (PGC5001) and PGW5205 (PGW5127) or MWC5205. Students must also be working in clinical practice while enrolled in this unit.

Overview

This unit will explore issues surrounding the development of advanced practice in wound care including ethics, evidence based practice, critical thinking and critical reasoning, reflective practice, cost-effectiveness, patient-centred practice and the development of expertise and leadership.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterClaytonDe

Assessment

  • Wound-related teaching session (Lesson plan-500 words, Evaluation-1,000 words)
    20%
  • Critical review of wound related intervention (1,500 words)
    20%
  • Clinical portfolio (1 x formative case study and 2 x 1,200 word case studies)Competency hurdle
    40%
  • Participation in online discussions
    20%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Integrate the roles of teacher, leader, consultant, researcher, change agent, role model and reflective practitioner as part of the advanced practitioner role.

  2. 2

    Identify barriers that may impact on the delivery of effective wound care and suggest appropriate management strategies for overcoming them.

  3. 3

    Utilise evidence based practice in the management of complex wounds.

  4. 4

    Demonstrate advanced knowledge through planning, implementation and evaluation of care for patients with complex wounds.

  5. 5

    Develop communication strategies for planning and evaluating outcomes of care for patients with wounds.

  6. 6

    Critically analyse wound management interventions in light of available research and evidence.

  7. 7

    Reflect critically on professional practice in wound care.

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachOnline learning
  • Teaching approachCase-based teaching
  • Teaching approachProblem-based learning

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 MWC5208?

MWC5208 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is MWC5208 offered?

In 2023, MWC5208 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.

How much work is MWC5208?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does MWC5208 have an exam?

No. MWC5208 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027