MWC5211 Non-healing wounds and pain management
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MWC5211 Non-healing wounds and pain management is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1
- 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 MWC5211
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MWC5211
No unit lists MWC5211 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: PGW5113 (PGW1113) and PGW5211
Prerequisites: (PGW5201 or MWC5201) and (PGW5202 or MWC5202) and (PGW5203 or MWC5203) and (PGW5204 or MWC5204)
Overview
Wounds can become non-healing due to factors related to the patient, wound, healthcare professional or resource/treatment availability. This unit explores these complex issues and challenges associated with care of individuals with non-healing wounds. The challenges of integrating pain assessment into an effective management plan are also investigated.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Minor assignment 120%
- Minor assignment 220%
- Major assignmentCompetency hurdle40%
- Participation in online discussions20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Examine the differences between chronic and non-healing wounds including identifying factors which may lead to a wound become non-healing.
- 2
Apply holistic patient assessment and realistic goal setting in the management of an individual with a non-healing wound.
- 3
Critically appraise treatment options for a patient with a non- healing wound.
- 4
Develop and implement a multi-disciplinary team approach in the management of a patient with a non-healing wound.
- 5
Formulate a pain management plan incorporating the use of validated pain assessment tools.
- 6
Critically appraise treatment modalities for pain.
- 7
Investigate barriers to effective pain management and develop strategies for overcoming them.
- 8
Examine quality of life issues in relation to the individual with a non-healing wound or who is experiencing pain.
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 <https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod>, 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 MWC5211?
MWC5211 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MWC5211 offered?
In 2024, MWC5211 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is MWC5211?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MWC5211 have an exam?
No. MWC5211 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.