ISBN:
9780443280153
Copyright:
2027
Publication Date:
06-19-2026
Page Count:
206
Imprint:
Elsevier
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$47.99
Wound Care Nursing - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 4th Edition
by Sebastian Probst, DClinPrac, RN
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780443280153
Copyright:
2027
Publication Date:
06-19-2026
Page Count:
206
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$47.99
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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.
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- NEW! Nora AI - an AI-powered learning assistant exclusive to Elsevier ebooks on VitalSource's Bookshelf® platform - offers built-in AI learning support that provides personalized answers based on content from the Elsevier ebook
- 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
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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 Individuals With Skin Tears
10. Wound Care in Elderly Individuals With Leg Ulcerations
11. Cancer and Palliative Wound Care
Section 3. EVALUATION
12. Ways of Evaluating Care
13. The Future of Wound Care Nursing: Innovations in Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and Smart Wound Dressings
Appendix
1. Glossary
2. Useful Websites
3. Answers to MCQs -
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