Wound Management - Couverture souple

Wound, Ostomy And Continence Nurses Society®; Doughty MN RN CWOCN FAAN, Dorothy B.; McNichol, Laurie L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1451194404 ISBN 13 : 9781451194401

Editeur : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2015

Synopsis

This volume in the new Core Curriculum series from WOCN® covers Wound Management , and is the crucial text for nurses practicing or studying wound care. It offers pathology and physiology basics in easy-to-grasp terms, while providing expert guidance on patient management. The perfect study guide for the wound, ostomy and continence (WOC) certification exams, it also provides step-by-step direction on essential nursing procedures.

The evidence-based, easy-to-follow format of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society™ Core Curriculum: Wound Management facilitates your comprehension of:
o Skin anatomy and physiology
o Physiology of wound healing
o Principles of wound assessment and management
o Nutritional assessment and support.
Step-by-step instruction leads you through care planning and delivery, including oncology-related skin and wound care, and palliative care.
o End-of-chapter Q&As help you remember all vital points
o Clinical pearls highlight important takeaways
o Numerous full-color photos, diagrams, and tables aid understanding of vital topics.
Practical directions cover:
o Wound cleansing and dressing selection
o Skin and soft tissue injury caused by mechanical factors
o Pressure ulcer prevention
o Venous, arterial, and neuropathic wounds
o Wounds due to lower-extremity arterial disease and neuropathic disease
o Surgical wounds
o Management of patients with percutaneous tubes; fistula management
o Skin and wound care for neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, and bariatric populations, and the spinal cord-injured patient.
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society™ Core Curriculum: Wound Management is essential for nursing students in wound care programs; nurses involved in wound care; nurses in gastroenterology, urology, and surgical nursing; graduate nursing students; those seeking WOC certification or recertification; and nursing faculty.
Also available as an e-book at other major retailers

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1451194404
• ISBN 13: 9781451194401
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible