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This course has been written as a means of providing up-to-date information on skin care and wound management for cancer and palliative care patients. The course is separated into five main modules focusing on the basics of wounds care, management of skin changes, management of specific wounds, a guide to dressing products, and psychosocial issues of wound care. Ease of access and understanding have been key themes underlining the style and layout of the course, as has the provision of information at a level that will suit all carers.
At the end of this course, learners should be able to:
This course has been written by Wayne Naylor, who is Nurse Educator - Lecturer (Oncology/Haematology) in the Professional Development Unit at Wellington Hospital in New Zealand.
Wayne Naylor is a New Zealand registered nurse who began his career in forensic psychiatry before moving into general surgery, and then to reconstructive plastic surgery and burns. After a move to the United Kingdom, Wayne worked at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, where he completed his BSc(Hons) Degree in Adult Cancer Nursing.
For a little over three years Wayne was employed as the Wound Management Research Nurse at the Royal Marsden, a role that involved clinical patient care, research, education, and quality-assurance activities related to wound management in cancer patients.
The course has been reviewed by a team of health professionals from across the world and has been developed with the support of an educational grant from Help the Hospices in the UK.
Further information on CancerNursing.org's online courses can be found on the frequently-asked questions page.
Registration on this course is free. Existing CancerNursing.org learners can enrol on the course from the learning area.
