Wound Care Nursing
A Person-Centred Approach
- 4th Edition - March 2, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Sebastian Probst
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 0 1 3 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 0 1 4 - 6
Taking an evidence-based approach to wound care practice across the lifespan, Wound Care Nursing: A person-centred approach, 4th Edition, is a unique and helpful resource for… Read more
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Taking an evidence-based approach to wound care practice across the lifespan, Wound Care Nursing: A person-centred approach, 4th Edition, is a unique and helpful resource for all nurses and other health care professionals who want to increase their knowledge in this challenging area. All chapters have been fully revised and updated, and nursing theory is reflected from cover to cover, making it applicable to everyday nursing practice. Illustrated with high-quality colour photographs and illustrations throughout, this text is a must-have reference for practicing nurses as well as an excellent text for both undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students.
- Reflects a unique lifespan perspective, addressing the care of wounds in all patients from birth to old age
- Includes extensive case studies to demonstrate the practical applications of the most recent research in the area of wound care
- Features new coverage of wound care assessment of darker skin tones, skin tears in the elderly, technology in wound care, differential diagnosis in normal and abnormal assessments, and more
- Contains multiple-choice questions at the end of each chapter for self-assessment and review
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Undergraduate Students
Section 1. Assessment and Planning
1. Assessing the Normal and Abnormal
2. Assessing and Planning Individualized Care
Section 2. Intervention
3. Principles of Wound Interventions
4. Wound Care in the Baby and Young Child
5. Wound Care in Teenagers
6. Wound Care in the Young Adult
7. Wound Care in the Middle-Aged Individual
8. Pressure Ulcers and Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis in Older Individuals
9. Wound Care in Elderly Individuals with Leg Ulcerations
Section 3. Evaluation
11. Ways of Evaluating Care
1. Assessing the Normal and Abnormal
2. Assessing and Planning Individualized Care
Section 2. Intervention
3. Principles of Wound Interventions
4. Wound Care in the Baby and Young Child
5. Wound Care in Teenagers
6. Wound Care in the Young Adult
7. Wound Care in the Middle-Aged Individual
8. Pressure Ulcers and Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis in Older Individuals
9. Wound Care in Elderly Individuals with Leg Ulcerations
Section 3. Evaluation
11. Ways of Evaluating Care
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: March 2, 2026
- Language: English
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Sebastian Probst
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Tissue Viability and Wound Care, School of Health Sciences,
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland,
Geneva, Switzerland;
Editor and Council Member for European Wound Management Association (EWNA)