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Description for Wound Care
Paperback. A guide to wound care, specifically written for community nurses. An overview of the function of the skin and phases of wound healing are examined prior to looking at the relationship between wound healing and the patients' health and lifestyle. Case studies are included. Series: Handbooks for Community Nurses S. Num Pages: 100 pages, index. BIC Classification: MJK; MMKB; MQCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
The day-to-day responsibility for wound management is a role usually undertaken by nurses. It includes assessing the wound, selecting an appropriate treatment, and evaluating the patients' progress. In order to do this effectively the nurse needs to understand the healing process, recognize the factors which may delay wound healing, understand how wound healing can be optimized, know how to recognize complications if they arise and know how to treat them.
The day-to-day responsibility for wound management is a role usually undertaken by nurses. It includes assessing the wound, selecting an appropriate treatment, and evaluating the patients' progress. In order to do this effectively the nurse needs to understand the healing process, recognize the factors which may delay wound healing, understand how wound healing can be optimized, know how to recognize complications if they arise and know how to treat them.
This text, specifically written for community nurses, including practice nurses, provides a picture of wound healing for both acute and chronic wounds that may be encountered in a community ... Read more
The reference is written in a question-and-answer format, and includes relevant case studies.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
Series
Handbooks for Community Nurses S.
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781861562890
SKU
V9781861562890
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Joy Rainey
Joy Rainey is the author of Wound Care: A Handbook for Community Nurses , published by Wiley.
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