PGW5207 Pressure injury management
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
PGW5207 Pressure injury management is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Parkville. It needs PGW5202, PGW5203, PGW5201 and PGW5204.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Parkville
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for PGW5207. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before PGW5207
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After PGW5207
No unit lists PGW5207 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: PGW5130 (PGW1130)
Overview
This unit deals with the fundamental issues surrounding pressure injury prediction, prevention and management. An introduction into the impact that pressure injuries have on the community will provide the basis for exploring the epidemiology, aetiology, causes and risk factors associated with the development of pressure injuries. Skin assessment and pressure injury risk assessment tools will be investigated for their role in predicting and preventing pressure injuries. Management issues such as the selection and use of pressure redistributing devices will be explored, along with quality of life, legal and ethical issues.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Parkville | De online |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the significance of pressure injury from both a personal and community perspective.
- 2
Critically appraise currently available clinical practice guidelines related to the prevention and/or treatment of pressure injuries.
- 3
Review risk assessment tools and prevention strategies for use in the development of a pressure injury prevention plan.
- 4
Formulate a treatment plan for an individual with an existing pressure injury demonstrating knowledge of assessment, monitoring and interventions required.
- 5
Develop and implement a multi-disciplinary team approach in the management of a patient at risk of or with an existing pressure injury.
- 6
Investigate the psychosocial impact of a pressure injury on an individual's quality of life.
- 7
Communicate strategies for planning and evaluating care outcomes for patients with pressure injuries.
Workload and 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.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Adriana Tiziani
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Adriana Tiziani
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PGW5207?
You need PGW5202, PGW5203, PGW5201 and PGW5204 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is PGW5207 offered?
In 2020, PGW5207 runs in Semester 1 at Parkville.
How much work is PGW5207?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020