(eBook) (PDF) Wound Management: Principles and Practices, 4th edition

Description

Overview

Wound Management provides a complete guide to wound care and is the reference text for students preparing to pass the Certified Wound Specialist Certification exam. You’ll learn about the basic science of wounds and wound healing, along with the nuts and bolts of wound examination and intervention.

Published by Pearson (September 15th 2020) – Copyright © 2020
ISBN-13: 9780136567578
Subject: Wound Care
Category: Wound Management: Principles and Practice

SECTION I: BASIC SCIENCE

1. Integumentary Anatomy
2. Wound Healing
3. Factors Affecting Wound Healing

SECTION II: WOUND EXAMINATION AND INTERVENTIONS

4. Examination of Patients with Open Wounds
5. Debridement
6. Management of Infection
7. Dressing Selection and Bandaging
8. Biophysical Agents
9. Holistic Management of Patients with Wounds

SECTION III: WOUND TYPES

10. Arterial Insufficiency Ulcers
11. Venous Insufficiency Ulcers
12. Pressure Ulcers
13. Neuropathic Ulcers
14. Burns
15. Lymphedema
16. Miscellaneous Wounds
17. Basic Dermatology

Appendices

1. Glossary
2. Case Studies
3. Answers to Checkpoint and Chapter Review Questions
4. Total Contact Casting Procedure and Patient Instructions