A colour guide to the nursing management of wounds
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A colour guide to the nursing management of wounds
Wolfe, 1992
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The management of wounds within the hospital and the community can be a considerable drain on resources both in terms of practitioner time and direct costs. This book is a practical guide to caring for patients with wounds. Its problem-solving approach aims to help nurses to plan the most appropriate care and help theory to be translated into practice for patients with a chronic, surgical or traumatic wound. Full colour photographs, flow charts, summary diagrams and line drawings highight the clinical aspects of wound management.
Table of Contents
- The physiology of wound healing
- patient assessment
- priorities in wound management - which dressing?
- wound cleansing - which solution?
- wound infection
- pressure sores
- leg ulcers
- other chronic open wounds
- surgically closed wounds
- open surgical wounds
- traumatic wounds
- patient education
- case studies.
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