ISBN:
9780702079849
Copyright:
2021
Publication Date:
08-06-2020
Page Count:
192
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$34.99
Wound Care Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 3rd Edition
by Sebastian Probst, DClinPrac, RN
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource - Access Card
ISBN:
9780702079849
Copyright:
2021
Publication Date:
08-06-2020
Page Count:
192
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$34.99
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- New content covering pressure ulcers, incontinence associated dermatitis, venous leg ulcers and palliative wound care.
- 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.
- High quality full colour photographs and illustrations throughout.
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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 (PUs) and Incontinence- Associated Dermatitis (IAD) in older individuals
9. Wound care in elderly individuals with leg ulcerations
10. Cancer and Palliative Wound Care
11. Ways of evaluating care
Appendices
Appendix 1: Glossary
Appendix 2: Useful websites
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