Level 3 Pressure Area Care Train the Trainer
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Overview
Our Level 3 pressure area care Train the Trainer course is designed to enable those attending to confidently train their in-house teams. During the course delegates will receive expert tuition from our team of experienced Trainers. Having recently been updated this course now also includes support to monitor the competency of those administering medication.
Attendees will learn how to deliver our own pressure area care course, with a view to them using our materials in their own internal delivery post training. Every person attending will also be assessed delivering a short micro teach to achieve a formal sign off of competence.
Benefits of having an in house Trainer
- Improve the quality of care provided
- Reassurance of having attended an externally accredited course
- Flexibility to train small groups as and when needed
- Reduce costs by removing the reliance on external providers
What do delegates receive?
- Training to deliver our own accredited materials
- Trainer notes
- Presentations
- Delegate workbook
- Videos to support delivery
- Certificate templates
- Periodic material updates
- Ongoing support from our Training Team
Objectives
By the end of the session delegates will be able to:
- Define what is meant by the term ‘pressure ulcer’
- Explain the extent of the problem
- List the characteristics of the skin
- Describe the causes and recognition signs
- List the factors that increase the development of pressure ulcers
- Identify proactive and reactive measures in managing pressure areas
Course Content
- What is a pressure area?
- What is a pressure ulcer?
- Functions of the skin
- Skin nourishment
- Who is at risk and what increases the risk of a pressure ulcer?
- Causes of pressure ulcers
- Grading
- Necrosis
- Impact of diabetes
- Proactive and reactive measures
- Waterlow scale and risk assessing
- The lymphatic system
- How to plan a training session
- Observed assessment of delivery
