The Management of a Diabetic Foot Ulcer with Osteomyelitis

The purpose of this assessment is to enable students to enhance their learning and demonstrate critical analysis relevant to the care and treatment of patients with either acute or chronic wounds. It requires students to undertake an up-to-date review of the literature relating to an identified wound care issue and critically analyse it in the light of evidence. The students will also be expected to make recommendations for future practice within their current practice area.

Your assignment should include:

  • Rationale for your choice of issue
  • Critical analysis and synthesis of relevant literature
  • Recommendations for future clinical practice based on your literature review.
  • Satisfactory

Learning Outcome 2: Critically analysis wound management practices in the workplace, taking account of national policy initiatives, local practice, technological advances and relevant research evidence. Evaluate wound management practices in the workplace, taking account of national policy initiatives, local practice, technological advances and/or relevant research evidence.

Learning Outcome 4: Reflect on your clinical practice in tissue viability and communicate ideas and solutions on how best practice in tissue viability can be maintained. Based on the findings of your evidence consider how this relates to your clinical practice.