Using illustrations, photos, and charts, this guide to wound care for nurses describes the fundamentals, including basic skin anatomy and physiology, assessment and monitoring, basic procedures, products, therapies, and treating various types of wounds. It also covers legal and reimbursement issues. Updates to this edition include a new chapter on nonhealing wounds, more on acute wounds, and tips for bariatric, geriatric, and pediatric patient care. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Wound Care Made Incredibly Easy! Second Edition covers fundamental wound care principles and procedures, using a light-hearted, entertaining style. Coverage begins with skin anatomy and physiology, wound progression and healing, and factors that can delay or complicate healing. Subsequent chapters cover wound assessment and monitoring and wound care planning, procedures, and products. The book includes eight pages of full-color illustrations, intervention algorithms for diabetic, arterial, and venous ulcers, and eye-catching logos that emphasize key points.
This new edition includes coverage of malignant wounds and palliative care. A new logo highlights considerations for special populations, including pediatric, geriatric, and bariatric patients.
