5N2770 Pressure Ulcer Prevention Assignment 2: Best Practice Care Strategies for At-Risk Clients

Assignment Assessment Criteria

Comprehensive Discussion on the Care of Clients at Risk of Developing Pressure Ulcers

• Understanding of Pressure Ulcers (5 Marks)
• Care Interventions & Needs of a Client at risk (5 Marks)
• Recommendations on Best Practice (5 Marks)
• Evidence of Reflection on knowledge gained. (5 Marks)

Write your assignment in a third party. The assignment must be referenced with relevant material.

Word count: 1000 words +/- 10%

Important Information:

In this assignment you must demonstrate your ability to research the topic independently. Please ensure to use relevant research and sources of information and provide a bibliography as per Harvard Style.

In the completion of this assignment / project you may gather your material from a variety of resources which may include the following:

• The Internet ——– reliable sources only. It is preferable to use Irish / UK based websites.
• Healthcare Literature/Journals
• Textbooks
• Course Material

For final presentation of your work please ensure:

• Accuracy of information supplied.
• Written in the correct context as instructed.
• Quality of Presentation
• Grammatical correctness and proper spelling
• Professional vocational language is used.
• You have referenced throughout, demonstrating where you have sourced everything you have written.
• Referencing as per Harvard style.

Please note failure to adhere to the above, may result in deduction of marks.

Guidelines for structure of your assignment:

In this assignment No Client is Required this assignment is based on theoretical knowledge gained from studying the course material and external research. If a client is used in your work marks will be deducted as this approach is inaccurate.

INTRODUCTION:

In this section introduce your topic, aims and objectives of the assignment.

PRESSURE ULCERS:

In this section you need to provide an overview of Pressure Ulcers, key areas to address include:

• Definition
• Grades
• Causes

CARE NEEDS & INTERVENTIONS:

In this section you need to discuss the care of a client who would be at risk of developing a pressure ulcer, this will be based on your knowledge gained through the module material and external research. You should address this section under the following headings:

• Physical needs (hygiene, skin care, dietary needs, mobility, toileting or incontinence, repositioning etc.)
• Assessment tools (Waterlow, Falls Assessment tools, Barthel Index, Pain assessment tools etc.)
• Maintaining a safe environment (pain, infection control)
• Communication needs. {education of client re pressure prevention, observations of clients non verbal’s}
• Required Mechanical aids, pressure relieving devices and manual handling techniques applied.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

In this section outline interventions, based on best practice guidelines, that can be promoted to enhance a client’s quality of care in relation to:

• Recommended care practices/alternative care measures to prevent development of pressure sores. This must be based on research you have read / best practice guidelines.
• Importance of reporting changes in clients’ condition to supervisor/nurse in charge.

EVALUATION:

In this section you are required to reflect on the knowledge gained from researching pressure ulcers and evaluate preventive measures that can be effective in reducing risks of clients developing pressure ulcers.

Any results issued are provisional and subject to confirmation from the QQI External Authenticator.