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Title Acute & chronic wounds : current management concepts /c [edited by] Ruth A. Bryant, PhD (candidate), MS, RN, CWOCN, Nurse Scholar in Residence, Washington State University and Providence Health Care, WOC Nursing, Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital, Spokane, Washington, Denise P. Nix, MS, RN, CWOCN, Nix Consulting, Inc, WOC Nursing Consultant, Minnesota Hospital Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Imprint St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2016]

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Location Call No. Status
 Female Library  RD98.3 .A38 2016    Available
 Female Library  RD98.3 .A38 2016 c.2  Available
 Male Library  RD98.3 .A38 2016    Available
 Male Library  RD98.3 .A38 2016 c.2  Available
Edition 5th ed
Description xii, 632 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Note Preceded by Acute & chronic wounds / [edited by] Ruth A. Bryant, Denise P. Nix. 2012.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Sect. I: Foundations. Principles for practice development to facilitate outcomes and productivity -- Billing, reimbursement, and setting up a clinic -- Anatomy and physiology of skin and soft tissue -- Wound-healing physiology and factors that affect the repair process -- Types of skin damage and differential diagnosis -- Skin and wound inspection and assessment -- Sect. II: Pressure Ulcers. Pressure ulcers: impact, etiology, and classification -- Developing and maintaining a pressure ulcer prevention program -- Support surfaces -- Sect. III: Lower Extremity Wounds. Lower extremity assessment -- Arterial ulcers -- Venous ulcers -- Lymphedema -- Neuropathic wounds: the diabetic wound -- Foot and nail care -- Sect. IV: Wound Bed Preparation. Wound infection: diagnosis and management -- Wound debridement -- Principles of wound healing and topical management -- Sect. V: Biophysical and Biologic Agents. Cellular- and/or tissue-based products for wounds -- Molecular and cellular regulators -- Negative pressure wound therapy -- Hyperbaric oxygenation -- Electrical stimulation -- Ultraviolet light and ultrasound -- Sect. VI: Critical Cofactors. Wound pain: impact and assessment -- Managing wound pain -- Nutritional assessment and support -- Perfusion and oxygenation -- Eliminating noncompliance -- Sect. VII: Acute and Traumatic Wounds. Uncommon wounds and manifestations of intrinsic disease -- Traumatic wounds: bullets, blasts, and vehicle crashes -- Burns -- Reconstructive surgery -- Surgical wounds and incision care -- Sect. VIII: Special Patient Populations. Skin care needs of the obese patient -- Skin care needs of the neonatal and pediatric patient -- Managing wounds in palliative care -- Management of draining wounds and fistulas -- Percutaneous tube management -- Appendix A: Examples of tools used to support skin and wound care -- Appendix B: Self-assessment exercises.
Subject Surgical wound infections -- Nursing
Skin -- Ulcers -- Nursing
Wound healing
Added Author Bryant, Ruth A
Added Title Acute and chronic wounds
ISBN 9780323316217
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