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Malignant Wounds
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category: Palliative care, Wound care |
6hr, 6RCNA-CNE
$49.95
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This activity has been endorsed by APEC number: 071107046 as authorised by the Royal College of Nursing, Australia, according to approved criteria. |
Overview
The assessment and management of malignant wounds is a challenging experience that requires appropriate holistic skills to deal with the many complex issues involved.
This tutorial will discuss malignant wounds in the palliative care setting, including how they develop, wound assessment and the comprehensive management of both the physical and psychosocial aspects of care.
About the author
 Judith Jacques: RN, Grad Dip Nursing (Palliative Care), Masters of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner). Judith has been a registered nurse for more than 30 years, specialising in palliative care for over 15 years. Judith has worked as a senior clinical nurse in a number of tertiary hospitals in that time. Judith is working as a nurse practitioner in New South Wales.
Judith is a member of Palliative Care Australia, the Australian Nurse Practitioners Association and the New South Wales Nurses' Association.
Learning objectives
At the end of this tutorial, participants will be able to:
- Be able to identify a malignant wound;
- Be aware of the physical aspects of malignant-wound care;
- Understand the psychological and social aspects of malignant-wound care;
- Be able to perform a holistic assessment of a malignant wound;
- Be able to determine an appropriate wound-dressing regimen.
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