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Pressure injury prevention and wound care competency for nurses and care staff

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 13 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At onboarding, annually
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Staging, moisture damage and grey areas
What would you do?

Mrs Reyes has red, sore, patchy skin in the buttock fold after frequent incontinence

Try it: this is one of 21 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Process, scenario, tabs, flashcards and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 302.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessmentnoneWhole course
SO 302.1Explain how pressure and shear damage skin and name the main risk factorsExample: international pressure ulcer guideline (NPIAP, EPUAP, PPPIA); best practiceWhole course
SO 302.2Use the local risk assessment tool and a skin inspection to plan prevention + your infoExamples: Braden Scale; NICE NG179Whole course
SO 302.3Carry out and record a prevention bundle: repositioning, support surfaces, nutrition and moisture care + your infoExamples: NICE NG179, NICE QS89; local policyWhole course
SO 302.4Tell pressure injury from moisture-associated skin damage and describe the stagesExample: international pressure ulcer guidelineWhole course
SO 302.5Assess a wound with a structured framework, document it and escalate or report as local policy requires + your infoExamples: TIME framework; Care Act 2014 safeguarding duties; local policyWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 13 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why skin matters

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
Mr Okafor, bed 4TextImageChecklist
How damage startsTimelineKey factQuiz
2

Risk assessment and skin inspection

3 pages

7 min
Risk toolsTabsYour infoNote
Where to lookFlashcards
CheckSorting activityMatching quiz
3

The prevention bundle

3 pages

7 min
Five partsAccordionNote
Put it in orderProcessSorting activity
CheckMulti-select quizFlashcards
4

Staging, moisture damage and grey areas

3 pages

7 min
Staging in briefTabsNote
ScenarioScenarioQuiz
ScenarioScenarioMatching quiz
5

Wound assessment, documenting and speaking up

3 pages

7 min
TIME in four stepsProcessText
Who to tellProcessYour infoYour infoYour info
ScenarioScenarioQuizButtonYour info
6

Final assessment

2 pages

5 min
PracticeQuiz
CompletionKey factListNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "look early, act early, write it down" (speaker notes: template page URL)
PollWhere do you find skin checks hardest? (Night shifts · Busy bays · Patients who refuse · Remembering to record)
ContentThe five parts of a prevention bundle
QuizRedness over a heel does not fade. First you…" (Offload it, follow the care plan and tell the nurse in charge ✔ · Rub the area · Wait until tomorrow · Apply cream only)
QuizA relative asks you not to document a mark. You…" (Explain that you record all skin changes ✔ · Agree · Call it a bruise · Record only if it grows)
Word cloudOne thing that helps you remember skin checks
Content · customiseCustomise: our risk tool, repositioning plan and wound formulary" with {{LOCAL_RISK_ASSESSMENT_TOOL}}, {{REPOSITIONING_PLAN}}, {{WOUND_FORMULARY_LINK}}
ScaleHow confident are you telling pressure injury from moisture damage?" 1 to 5
Open-ended / Q&AOne wound or skin question for the group
Content · customiseClosing {{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. How confident are you telling pressure injury from moisture damage? 1-5 scale
  6. How often do you record skin checks now? multiple choice
  7. What is one change you have made to how you look after skin? short text
  8. I feel able to report a new pressure injury openly. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the local pressure injury and wound care policy? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

13 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Clinical education contact{{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}
  • Local policy link{{LOCAL_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Incident reporting route{{INCIDENT_REPORTING_ROUTE}}
  • Escalation route{{ESCALATION_ROUTE}}
  • Regulator and standards{{REGULATOR_AND_STANDARDS}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
Show all 13 fields
  • Local risk assessment tool{{LOCAL_RISK_ASSESSMENT_TOOL}}
  • Repositioning plan{{REPOSITIONING_PLAN}}
  • Wound formulary link{{WOUND_FORMULARY_LINK}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Live session URL{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run pressure injury prevention and wound care competency for nurses and care staff training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At onboarding, annually, and after a rise in hospital-acquired pressure injuries.

Who needs this training?

Registered nurses, care-home nurses and healthcare assistants who assess skin, use risk tools and care for wounds; run by the nurse educator or clinical education lead (hospital or care home).

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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