Skin integrity
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Structure and function of the skin • Ageing and the skin • Wound healing processes • Importance of appearance • Cultural influences related to skin…
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Structure and function of the skin • Ageing and the skin • Wound healing processes • Importance of appearance • Cultural influences related to skin…
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Definition of continence and incontinence • Biology of the urinary system • The process of defaecation • Different types of incontinence and their causes •…
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Early detection and the prevention of collapse • Resuscitation guidelines • The collapsed adult • The heart and ventricular fibrillation • The chain of survival…
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Behavioural, cultural and environmental factors that affect health • Mechanism of feedback loops in maintaining homeostasis • Biological basis of thermoregulation, blood pressure maintenance, pulse…
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • The musculoskeletal system • Physical effects of immobility • Spinal anatomy • Risk factors associated with back pain and injury • Risks related to moving…
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Concepts of stress • Physiological changes in stress • The stressful personality • Psycho/social changes in stress • Life events and stress • Post-traumatic stress…