Consett

This is an indepth course covering all aspects of personal care, bathing and hygiene within health and social care.

Magpie Training

Health & Hygiene

Health

Hand Hygiene

Carer

Residential Care Homes

This is an indepth course covering all aspects of personal care, bathing and hygiene within health and social care.



Personal Care And Bathing

General Admission

Course Overview:The "An Understanding of Pressure Area Care" course offers participants a comprehensive understanding of pressure ulcers (also known as pressure sores or bedsores), their causes, prevention, and effective management. This course is designed for healthcare professionals, caregivers, nurses, and individuals who want to enhance their knowledge and skills in providing proper care for individuals at risk of developing pressure ulcers. Course Duration:1/2 day (3 hours) Course Content:By the end of the course, participants will be able to:1. Explain the relevant anatomy and physiology of the skin2. Summarise the definition of a pressure ulcer and the grading system used3. Outline protective and risk factors relating to pressure ulcers4. Explore the risk assessment tools available; Waterlow and Purpose T5. Discuss the implementation strategies to manage identified risk factors; React to Red, Traffic Light, Repositioning, Moisture and Continence, Nutrition, Pain, Equipment, Personal Care, Handling and Moving 6. Explain how to escalate concerns and react appropriately  Course Objectives:1. Recognise the importance of pressure area care: Understand the significance of preventing pressure injuries, including the impact on patient comfort, quality of life, and healthcare costs.2. Learn about the causes and risk factors: Familiarise yourself with the factors contributing to pressure injuries, including immobility, reduced sensory perception, friction, and moisture.3. Acquire skills in pressure injury assessment: Develop hands-on skills in assessing pressure injuries, categorising them based on their severity, and determining appropriate interventions.4. Understand prevention strategies: Learn evidence-based strategies to prevent pressure injuries, including proper positioning, regular repositioning, the use of pressure-relieving devices, and maintaining skin hygiene.5. Address wound care and dressings: Gain knowledge about wound cleansing, selecting appropriate dressings, and promoting optimal wound healing in pressure injury cases.6. Develop communication skills: Learn effective communication techniques to educate patients, caregivers, and family members about pressure injury prevention, early signs, and the importance of vigilant care.7. Address potential complications: Recognise possible complications related to pressure injuries, such as infection, delayed wound healing, and pain, and learn strategies to prevent and manage these issues.8. Ethical considerations and patient-centered care: Explore ethical issues related to patient comfort, informed consent, and providing care with empathy, respect, and dignity. Assessment and Certification:Participants will undergo practical skills assessments, written assessments, and potentially role-playing scenarios to evaluate their understanding and competence. Successful completion will lead to a certification of achievement in "An Understanding of Pressure Area Care."Note: This course overview is a general guideline and can be customised to suit specific local requirements and preferences, therefore, we recommend that you contact us to discuss your requirements prior to making a booking.

Guardian Angels Training

Enhance your knowledge and skills in pressure area care with our comprehensive course. Ideal for healthcare professionals, caregivers, and nurses.

An Understanding of Pressure Area Care

Harpenden

<h2>Dealing with Change: In-House</h2>Change happens! It's pointless trying to ignore it or resist it - neither of these is an effective strategy for making your life easier or furthering your career.We all need to embrace change positively. But that's easier said than done. This workshop will help. It's an opportunity to understand how we're all affected by change in different ways and to explore a range of possible responses to it. You'll leave the session with practical tools and techniques that enable you to embrace change in a way that promotes and sustains success, both organisationally and personally.<ul><li>Understand why most people find change challenging when they have limited control over it</li><li>Be aware of the KÃ¼bler-Ross change curve and know how to manage your emotions better</li><li>Understand how people cope with change differently and the strategies they use</li><li>Recognise the role beliefs play in resisting and embracing change and how to reframe limiting beliefs</li><li>Know what you can do to support change initiatives and think creatively to make things work</li><li>Be more aware of the need for change and the role you can play in challenging the status quo</li></ul><section>
 <h3>Why change is constant</h3><ul><li>Today's environment</li><li>Change and personal career success</li><li>Change and organisational success</li></ul><h3>Understanding change</h3><ul><li>Personal experiences of change</li><li>What neuroscience tells us about how people deal with change</li></ul><h3>The Kubler-Ross curve</h3><ul><li>Exploring the KÃ¼bler-Ross change curve<ul><li>Shock</li><li>Denial</li><li>Frustration</li><li>Depression</li><li>Experiment</li><li>Decision</li><li>Integration</li></ul></li><li>How to move through the curve in a healthy way and deal with emotions rather than store them up</li><li>Change questionnaire - the SARAH model</li><li>How to manage our sense of control (using the circle of concern and the circle of influence) to help us let go of the things we cannot control in times of change</li></ul><h3>Managing emotions</h3><ul><li>The importance of experiencing emotions rather than suppressing them</li><li>How we can hear the messages our emotions bring to us</li><li>How labelling emotions can help alleviate them</li><li>The PTFAR model for managing emotions<ul><li>Programming</li><li>Thoughts</li><li>Feelings</li><li>Actions</li><li>Results</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Coping strategies for change</h3><ul><li>Control v escape coping</li><li>The transactional model of coping</li><li>How to choose the most appropriate strategy</li></ul><h3>Beliefs and change</h3><ul><li>How beliefs drive behaviour</li><li>Limiting and empowering beliefs</li><li>How to reframe beliefs</li></ul><h3>Be a change agent</h3><ul><li>Change isn't all 'top-down'</li><li>Disruptors in the marketplace</li><li>The aggregation of marginal gains</li></ul><h3>Actions and next steps</h3><ul><li>Review</li><li>Personal action planning</li><li>Next steps</li></ul>


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