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Acute and Chronic Wounds

Current Management Concepts

  • 3rd Edition - July 5, 2006
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Ruth Bryant, Denise Nix
  • Language: English

Using a multidisciplinary approach, this all-inclusive resource provides clinicians with a strong knowledge base for understanding the complete spectrum of wound care, including… Read more

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Description

Using a multidisciplinary approach, this all-inclusive resource provides clinicians with a strong knowledge base for understanding the complete spectrum of wound care, including the structure of the skin, its functions, types of skin damage, physiology of wound healing, and general principles of wound management. Seven new chapters cover Principles of Practice Development; Skin Care Needs of the Obese Patient; Foot and Nail Care; Facilitating Adaptation; Support Surfaces; Devices and Technology in Wound Care; and Reimbursement and Billing. Recent advances in disease etiology, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed in appropriate chapters and each chapter opens with a list of learning objectives and closes with review questions.

Key features

  • Authored and contributed by respected experts in wound care management - members of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) and Wound Healing Society (WHS).
  • Risk assessment scales are included to assist with determining a patient's risk for developing a wound.
  • Assessment tools are provided to assist the clinician with wound evaluation, care, and treatment.
  • Patient compliance and guidance on how to identify and resolve issues of non-compliance are discussed in the new Facilitating Adaptation chapter.
  • The multidisciplinary approach to wound care management is discussed in a single chapter and applied throughout the text to demonstrate how this approach works and why it is critical to successful patient outcomes.
  • A wound care product formulary lists wound care products by category, usage guidelines (indications and precautions), and helpful hints is included to facilitate outcomes measurement and quality improvement.
  • Algorithms demonstrate the critical steps for topical wound care management.
  • Key information is highlighted in box or table format to enable the user to quickly focus on selected information.
  • Clearly defined chapter objectives provide a focused guide to key elements within each chapter.
  • A self-assessment exercise is included at the end of each chapter to provide a review of critical chapter concepts.

Readership

Practice: Professional reference for specialists in enterostomal therapy, geriatrics, oncology, rehabilitation, urology and home health care, long-term care, acute care, nurse practitioners, also for general medical-surgical nurses.Educational: Wound care programs, nurse practitioner programs, graduate, and undergraduate courses.

Table of contents

1. Principles for Practice Development2. The Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Wound Management NEW!3. Anatomy and Physiology of Skin and Soft Tissue4. Wound Healing Physiology5. Molecular Regulation of Wound Healing6. Skin Pathology and Types of Skin Damage7. Patient Assessment and Evaluation of Healing8. Nutritional Assessment and Support9. Wound Infection Diagnosis and Management10. Wound Debridement11. Acute Surgical and Traumatic Wounds12. Mechanical Forces: Pressure, Shear and Friction13. Support Surfaces NEW!14. Skin Care Needs of the Obese Patient NEW!15. Lower Extremity Ulcers of Vascular Etiology16. Neuropathic Wounds: The Diabetic Wound17. Foot and Nail Care NEW!18. Massive Tissue Loss: Burns19. Principles of Wound Management20. Devices and Technology in Wound Care NEW!21. The Role of Surgery in Wound Healing22. Oncology-Related Skin Damage23. Management of Drain Sites and Fistulas24. Management of Gastrointestinal Feeding Tubes25. Managing Wound Pain26. Facilitating Adaptation NEW!27. Reimbursement and Billing NEW!Appendix

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 5, 2006
  • Language: English

About the authors

RB

Ruth Bryant

Affiliations and expertise
Nurse Scientist, Essentia Health, St. Paul, Minnesota; President Emeritus, Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC), USA

DN

Denise Nix

Affiliations and expertise
WOC Nurse M Health Fairview Hospitals and Clinics Minneapolis, Minnesota; Subject Matter Expert Patient Safety Minnesota Hospital Association St Paul, Minnesota; Consultant Nix Consulting LLC Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA