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 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 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 2025 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 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Wound-related teaching session (Lesson plan-500 words, Evaluation-1,000 words)Presentation20%
- Critical review of wound related intervention (1,500 words)Written20%
- Clinical portfolio (1 x formative case study and 2 x 1,200 word case studies)ArtefactCompetency hurdle40%
- Participation in online discussionsExercise20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Integrate the roles of teacher, leader, consultant, researcher, change agent, role model and reflective practitioner as part of the advanced practitioner role.
- 2
Identify barriers that may impact on the delivery of effective wound care and suggest appropriate management strategies for overcoming them.
- 3
Utilise evidence based practice in the management of complex wounds.
- 4
Demonstrate advanced knowledge through planning, implementation and evaluation of care for patients with complex wounds.
- 5
Develop communication strategies for planning and evaluating outcomes of care for patients with wounds.
- 6
Critically analyse wound management interventions in light of available research and evidence.
- 7
Reflect critically on professional practice in wound care.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials-
- 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
- Hermione Shea
- Unit Coordinators
- Hermione Shea
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MWC5208?
MWC5208 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MWC5208 offered?
In 2025, MWC5208 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton, with an online option.
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.