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Book Detail
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Acute and Chronic Wounds:
Current Management Concepts
Bryant, Ruth
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Previous ISBN (13): 9780323030748 Category: Nursing: Medical and Surgical Publisher: Elsevier Health Science Affiliation: Partner, Bryant Rolstad Consultants, LLC Audience: Professional and scholarly Dimensions: 11.06 x 1.3 x 8.75 in
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Synopsis:
Reflecting the latest technologic advances and therapies, the extensively revised new edition of Ruth Bryant and Denise Nix's Acute and Chronic Wounds: Current Management Concepts remains your #1 source for today's best information on wound care. Using a strong nursing process and multidisciplinary approach, this best-selling title is an all-inclusive resource for anyone involved in the care of acute surgical wounds and all types of chronic wounds. New to this edition: * New chapters include Billing, Reimbursement, and Establishing a Wound Care Clinic, Traumatic Wounds such as gunshot and war wounds, Skin Substitutes, Perfusion and Oxygenation as cofactors of healing, Palliative Care, Pediatric Clients, Surgical Wounds, Intrinsic Skin Diseases, Assessment and Management of the Surgical Incision, and Risk Assessment and Prevention Across Settings. * Incorporates new national guidelines for wound management published by leading nursing wound care organizations. * Features new "checklist" boxes that guide you through the actions or steps necessary to achieve particular patient care outcomes. * Includes new color photos depicting new devices and new skin substitutes. * Contains self-assessment questions and answers in Appendix A. * Includes additional assessment tools and documentation forms commonly used in the care of patients with wounds. * Larger size accommodates more content, formularies, and color plates, and the table of contents has been reorganized for faster reference and more efficient study.
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