Evolve Resources for Wound Care Nursing: A person-centred approach, 4th Edition

• Uniquely it uses a lifespan perspective addressing the care of wounds in all patients from birth to old age. • All chapters have been fully updated to reflect the current evidence base. • Nursing theory is used throughout instead of a traditional medical approach, making the material more applicable to nursing practice. •Links current nursing theory to practice using extensive case studies

• Wound care and skin tones (chapter 1 add section about assessment of dark skin tones) • Sub-Chapter about Differential diagnoses • Skin care (under Section 2: Intervention: 1. Point: Principles of Skin Care) • Skin tears (wound care in the elderly) • Technology in wound care (section 3: Evaluation and Technology in Wound care) • Assessing the normal and abnormal: Add differential diagnosis in this chapter • updated refferences

Section 1. Assessment and Planning Chapter 1. Assessing the Normal and Abnormal Introduction Assessment of the Individual Factors Affecting Wound Healing Local Wound Assessment Assessment of the Environment Chapter 2. Assessing and Planning Individualized Care Introduction Using a Nursing Model to Assess Individuals Planning Individualized Care Differential Diagnosis Section 2. Intervention Chapter 3. Principles of Wound Interventions Introduction Historical Perspective The Development of Moist Wound Healing Interventions for Wound Healing by Primary Intention Interventions for Wound Healing by Secondary Intention Wound Cleansing Assessment of Tissue Type Managing Wound Infection/Bioburden Chapter 4. Wound Care in the Baby and Young Child Introduction The Skin in Paediatrics: From Fetus to Newborn Nursing Infants Pain Dressings Suitable for Children Extravasation Injury Histiocytosis X Infectious Diseases Thermal Injuries Chapter 5. Wound Care in Teenagers Introduction Chemical Burns Pressure Ulcers Road Traffic Accidents Chapter 6. Wound Care in the Young Adult Introduction Preparing for Planned Surgery Coping with Emergency Surgery Caesarean Section Traumatic Injury Factitious Wounds Chapter 7. Wound Care in the Middle-Aged Individual Introduction Diabetic Foot Ulceration Chapter 8. Pressure Ulcers and Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis in Older Individuals Introduction Pressure Ulcers Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis Chapter 9. Wound Care in Elderly Individuals with Leg Ulcerations Introduction Definition, Epidemiology and Consequences Aetiology Skin in the Elderly Assessment of a Person with an Ulcerated Leg Management Conclusion Chapter 10. Cancer and Palliative Wound Care Cancer Wound Care Palliative Wound Care Section 3. Evaluation Chapter 11. Ways of Evaluating Care Introduction Evaluation of the Wound Evaluating Delivery of Care Evaluating the Patient’s Quality of Life Evaluating the Contribution of the Specialist Nurse Appendix 2. Useful Websites Appendix 3. Answers to MCQs

Sebastian Probst, DClinPrac, RN, 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)