Awarded first place in the ‘2016 AJN Book of the Year Award’ in the Medical Surgical Nursing category.
Written by renowned wound care experts Sharon Baranoski and Elizabeth Ayello, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of experts, this handbook covers all aspects of wound assessment, treatment, and care.
User-friendly features:
· Evidence-Based Practice and Patient Teaching boxes
· Practice Points throughout
· Objectives and review questions in each chapter
Practical advice for every clinician, every wound!
· Simple to complex wounds, from acute to chronic, including palliative wound care, sickle cell wounds, pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, and more
· Comprehensive assessment tools, treatment options, and guide to dressings
· Legal issues and documentation tips
· Pain management and quality-of-life concerns