The Care of Wounds: A Guide for Nurses, Third Edition

Care of Wounds addresses all aspects of holistic wound care management. The third edition of this successful text continues to reflect current research and evidence based practice, while incorporating the considerable developments which have occurred in wound care practice since the publication of the second edition.The third edition includes new chapters on evidence-based wound care and the organisation of wound management, together with new material on nurse prescribing and the management of wounds in the community; the development of nurse-led ulcer clinics and specialist wound management centres; details of new technologies and the use of pressure redistributing equipment. Although principally written for nurses, it is of value to all healthcare professionals working in the field of wound healing. Content: Chapter 1 The Physiology of Wound Healing (pages 1–12): Chapter 2 The Management of Patients with Wounds (pages 13–55): Chapter 3 General Principles of Wound Management (pages 56–82): Chapter 4 Wound Management Products (pages 83–120): Chapter 5 The Management of Patients with Chronic Wounds (pages 121–178): Chapter 6 The Management of Patients with Acute Wounds (pages 179–217): Chapter 7 Clinically Effective Wound Care (pages 218–227): Chapter 8 The Organisation of Wound Management (pages 228–235):