Wound Care for Practice Nurses

Strengthen your clinical confidence and advance your wound care skills with this comprehensive one-day course designed specifically for Practice Nurses. You’ll deepen your understanding of wound assessment, dressing selection, treatment planning, and the management of complex wounds in primary care. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge you need to deliver safe, effective and evidence-based wound care in your practice.

Image showing a healthcare professional caring for a wound on the arm of a patient

What You'll Learn

  • How to undertake a structured, evidence-based wound assessment.
  • How to recognise, diagnose and manage a wide range of wound types.
  • How to select appropriate dressings and create effective treatment plans.

This course includes

Direct Teaching

Case Studies

Practical Sessions

Course Content

  • Anatomy and physiology of the skin
  • General principles of wound healing
  • Factors affecting wound healing
  • Classification of wounds
  • Key principles in providing effective wound care
  • Evidence-based approaches to wound management
  • Strategies to overcome barriers to healing
  • Patient involvement in wound care and effective communication
  • Cost implications of wound management
  • Recognising signs of infection and deterioration
  • Understanding different dressings and their properties and applications
  • Implications for choosing the right dressing for specific wound types
  • Safe application and removal of dressings
  • Understanding wound closure techniques including sutures, clips and staples
  • Aseptic and clean technique in wound management
  • Infection prevention and control and safe disposal of equipment
  • Recognising signs of infection and deterioration
  • Delegation to HCAs and supervision
  • Accountability and responsibility in wound care
  • Legal issues, confidentiality, consent, and capacity
  • Documentation and record-keeping
  • Relevant policies and procedures
  • Case studies and practical examples
  • Q&A discussion

Why health professionals choose Health Academy for their career

very enjoyable, a very passionate tutor with a wealth of knowledge, made the course very interesting
Angharad Williams
Exceptionally informative
Kirsty Nunez

FAQs

Our course is suitable for Practice Nurses and other Registered Healthcare Professionals in Primary Care.

Yes, you will be issued with a certificate on successful completion of the course.

Assessment by the instructor will be continuous throughout the course.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a Certificate in Wound Care for Practice Nurses. This equips you with the clinical knowledge and frameworks required for effective wound assessment and management. Practical competence, however, must be developed through supervised practice and consolidation in your workplace. You should progress to autonomous wound assessment only when both you and your employer are confident in your capability, in accordance with local policies, clinical governance requirements and service expectations.

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Key course information

 

 

Image showing a healthcare professional caring for a wound on the arm of a patientThis comprehensive ‘Wound Care for Practice Nurses’ course aims to equip practice nurses with the knowledge and skills necessary for proficient wound care, integrating evidence based research and current standards and guidelines with medico-legal considerations. Participants will learn about the classification of wounds, wound care assessment and be able to develop their knowledge and understanding on appropriate wound care management techniques and dressing choices.

Upon successful completion of the course, participants earn a certificate in Wound Management for Practice Nurses, providing a pathway to gain clinical competence and practice under supervision through hands-on experience and mentorship in practice.

 

 

Wound Care for Practice Nurses Course – Core Modules

 

 

 

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Developed in line with UK National Standards and Guidelines (including those in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and guidance from the NHS, NICE and the National Wound Care Strategy Programme (2023) Wound Care Workforce Framework.

 

 

 

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Dates

3rd March 2026 (Virtual)

2 reviews for Wound Care for Practice Nurses

  1. Angharad Williams

    very enjoyable, a very passionate tutor with a wealth of knowledge, made the course very interesting

  2. Kirsty Nunez

    Exceptionally informative

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