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Mental Capacity Act
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Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Record Keeping
Wound Care
Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Once considered unavoidable, pressure ulcers are now considered a sign of poor care. The risk of pressure ulcers can be reduced though, and this three-hour course shows you how.
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Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Three hours

Introduction / Refresher

Nurses and Carers

To enable nursing and care staff reduce the risk of pressure ulceration among clients.


Up to 15 students

- Defining pressure ulcers
- Risk factors for pressure ulcers
- Pressure ulcer risk assessment
- Areas vulnerable to pressure ulcers
- Benefits of repositioning
- Pressure relief devices
- What doesn't work!
- Pressure ulcer grading scale
- Knowledge test


Lecture, group discussion, case studies
and practical exercises.


Students are assessed on the basis of
their performance of the exercises and
in the summative test at the end.


- Care Standards Act regulations
- Skills for Care Induction Standards
- National Vocational Qualifications


- Attendance forms
- Course notes / handouts
- Knowledge tests
- Training records
- Feedback forms
- Certificates of Achievement


Dependent on your training needs.
Call 020 8883 5244 for a quote
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Michael Hughes MSc BSc(Hons) RN DipN ENB 998 ENB 978 Cert HPM FRSH FIHPE  
Healthcare Training 75 Fortis Green Road, London N10 3HP  Tel/Fax: 020 8883 5244
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This course description is not a contract and content may change due to changes in practice.
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