Nurse to Nurse Wound Care

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-07-149397-0
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 122 mm x 201 mm, Gewicht: 323 g

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Wound Care by nurses, for nurses!Co-authored by the chair of the Education Committee of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse Association, this pocket-sized book is like having an experienced peer carefully explain how you can give the best care possible to wound patients. Includes a PDA download of the entire text!You'll find concise, yet comprehensive coverage of: - Principles behind acute as well as chronic wound care
- Documentation and reimbursement tips
- The most current scientific evidence
- Considerations of treating wounds of differing pathophysiology
- Wound care options, giving both the advantages and disadvantages of each treatment
The new Nurse to Nurse series--"Mentor-in-a-pocket" handbooks authored by pioneers in the field of nursing!The new Nurse to Nurse series is specifically designed to simulate the teaching experience from which nurses learn best: trusted mentors carefully explaining what they must do in specific clinical situations. Written in a consistent, single-author voice, the series brings the wisdom and experience of some of the foremost experts to non-specialist nurses in clinical care.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scemons, Donna

Elston, Denise

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Fachpflege

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Ethical Consideration in Wound Evaluation and Management
Chapter 2: Principles of Skin and Wound Care
Chapter 3: Pressure Ulcer Assessment and Management Principles
Chapter 4: Lower Extremity Wounds of Venous Insufficiency
Chapter 5: Arterial Insufficiency, Ulcer Assessment, and Management Principles
Chapter 6: Neuropathic and Diabetic Ulcer Assessment and Management Principles
Chapter 7: Lymphedema
Chapter 8: Assessment of Other Wound Types
Chapter 9: Wound Management, Products, and Support Surface Selection
Chapter 10: Skin Assessment and Documentation
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Scemons, Donna
A recognized expert on wound care, Donna Scemons, RN, FNP, MSN, CNS, CWOCN, is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner and a board certified Wound Ostomy Continence nurse who has a private practice.

Elston, Denise
Denise Elston, RN, BSN, CWOCN, is a Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse.

Donna Scemons, RN, FNP-BC, MSN, MA, CNS, CWOCN, is President of Healthcare Systems, Inc., and a Family Nurse Practitioner with a practice in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care in California.
Denise Elston, RN, BSN, CWOCN, is a consultant with a practice in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care for Acute Care, Outpatient, Home Health, Hospice, and Long-Term Care settings in California.