Ageing Skin Awareness: Health And Social Care Training Workbook

Learning Outcomes This training workbook will give you a basic understanding of ageing skin. The learner will work in a health, social care or education environment and will require an awareness of how the skin ages. They will learn about functions of the skin, common problems associated with ageing skin (such as friction, bruising, excoriation, skin tears, dry skin and fungal infections). They will also gain an awareness of more specific problems, such as pressure areas, cellulitis, staphylococcus aureus infections, MRSA and how to prevent and reduce some of the associated risks. Complete this workbook to demonstrate that you can: 1.Describe functions of the skin 2.Understand common problems associated with ageing skin 3.Describe how to manage common problems associated with ageing skin 4.Understand specific problems associated with ageing skin 5.Describe how to manage specific problems associated with ageing skin

• | Author: Susan P. Rogers
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Jan 31, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 72 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1542854415
• | ISBN-13: 9781542854412