Prevent and manage wounds with this expert, all-inclusive resource! Acute & Chronic Wounds: Current Management Concepts, 5th Edition provides the latest diagnostic and treatment guidelines to help you provide quality care for patients with wounds. This textbook presents an interprofessional approach to maintaining skin integrity and managing the numerous types of skin damage including topics that range from the physiology of wound healing, general principles of wound management, vulnerable patient populations, management of percutaneous tubes, and specific care instructions to program development. Written by respected nursing educators Ruth Bryant and Denise Nix, this bestselling reference also provides excellent preparation for all wound certification exams.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Reviewers - p. vi 8. Preface - p. vii 9. Inside Front Cover - p. viii 10. 1. Foundations - p. ix 11. 1. Principles for practice development to facilitate outcomes and productivity - p. ix 12. 2. Billing, reimbursement, and setting up a clinic - p. 17 13. 3. Anatomy and physiology of skin and soft tissue - p. 36 14. 4. Wound-healing physiology and factors that affect the repair process - p. 53 15. 5. Types of skin damage and differential diagnosis - p. 70 16. 6. Skin and wound inspection and assessment - p. 94 17. 2. Pressure Ulcers - p. 109 18. 7. Pressure ulcers: Impact, etiology, and classification - p. 109 19. 8. Developing and maintaining a pressure ulcer prevention program - p. 125 20. 9. Support surfaces - p. 145 21. 3. Lower Extremity Wounds - p. 158 22. 10. Lower extremity assessment - p. 158 23. 11. Arterial ulcers - p. 165 24. 12. Venous ulcers - p. 181 25. 13. Lymphedema - p. 203 26. 14. Neuropathic wounds: The diabetic wound - p. 215 27. 15. Foot and nail care - p. 238 28. 4. Wound Bed Preparation - p. 257 29. 16. Wound infection: Diagnosis and management - p. 257 30. 17. Wound debridement - p. 268 31. 18. Principles of wound healing and topical management - p. 278 32. 5. Biophysical and Biologic Agents - p. 294 33. 19. Cellular- and/or tissue-based products for wounds - p. 294 34. 20. Molecular and cellular regulators - p. 303 35. 21. Negative pressure wound therapy - p. 316 36. 22. Hyperbaric oxygenation - p. 327 37. 23. Electrical stimulation - p. 335 38. 24. Ultraviolet light and ultrasound - p. 343 39. 6. Critical Cofactors - p. 352 40. 25. Wound pain: Impact and assessment - p. 352 41. 26. Managing wound pain - p. 362 42. 27. Nutritional assessment and support - p. 373 43. 28. Perfusion and oxygenation - p. 384 44. 29. Eliminating noncompliance - p. 393 45. 7. Acute and Traumatic Wounds - p. 404 46. 30. Uncommon wounds and manifestations of intrinsic disease - p. 404 47. 31. Traumatic wounds: Bullets, blasts, and vehicle crashes - p. 424 48. 32. Burns - p. 437 49. 33. Reconstructive surgery - p. 451 50. 34. Surgical wounds and incision care - p. 460 51. 8. Special Patient Populations - p. 468 52. 35. Skin care needs of the obese patient - p. 468 53. 36. Skin care needs of the neonatal and pediatric patient - p. 477 54. 37. Managing wounds in palliative care - p. 491 55. 38. Management of draining wounds and fistulas - p. 500 56. 39. Percutaneous tube management - p. 521 57. Examples of tools used to support skin and wound care - p. 539 58. Self assessment exercises - p. 540 59. Color plate - p. 541 60. Index - p. 542
Prevent and manage wounds with this expert, all-inclusive resource! Acute & Chronic Wounds: Current Management Concepts, 5th Edition provides the latest diagnostic and treatment guidelines to help you provide quality care for patients with wounds. This textbook presents an interprofessional approach to maintaining skin integrity and managing the numerous types of skin damage including topics that range from the physiology of wound healing, general principles of wound management, vulnerable patient populations, management of percutaneous tubes, and specific care instructions to program development. Written by respected nursing educators Ruth Bryant and Denise Nix, this bestselling reference also provides excellent preparation for all wound certification exams.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Reviewers - p. vi 8. Preface - p. vii 9. Inside Front Cover - p. viii 10. 1. Foundations - p. ix 11. 1. Principles for practice development to facilitate outcomes and productivity - p. ix 12. 2. Billing, reimbursement, and setting up a clinic - p. 17 13. 3. Anatomy and physiology of skin and soft tissue - p. 36 14. 4. Wound-healing physiology and factors that affect the repair process - p. 53 15. 5. Types of skin damage and differential diagnosis - p. 70 16. 6. Skin and wound inspection and assessment - p. 94 17. 2. Pressure Ulcers - p. 109 18. 7. Pressure ulcers: Impact, etiology, and classification - p. 109 19. 8. Developing and maintaining a pressure ulcer prevention program - p. 125 20. 9. Support surfaces - p. 145 21. 3. Lower Extremity Wounds - p. 158 22. 10. Lower extremity assessment - p. 158 23. 11. Arterial ulcers - p. 165 24. 12. Venous ulcers - p. 181 25. 13. Lymphedema - p. 203 26. 14. Neuropathic wounds: The diabetic wound - p. 215 27. 15. Foot and nail care - p. 238 28. 4. Wound Bed Preparation - p. 257 29. 16. Wound infection: Diagnosis and management - p. 257 30. 17. Wound debridement - p. 268 31. 18. Principles of wound healing and topical management - p. 278 32. 5. Biophysical and Biologic Agents - p. 294 33. 19. Cellular- and/or tissue-based products for wounds - p. 294 34. 20. Molecular and cellular regulators - p. 303 35. 21. Negative pressure wound therapy - p. 316 36. 22. Hyperbaric oxygenation - p. 327 37. 23. Electrical stimulation - p. 335 38. 24. Ultraviolet light and ultrasound - p. 343 39. 6. Critical Cofactors - p. 352 40. 25. Wound pain: Impact and assessment - p. 352 41. 26. Managing wound pain - p. 362 42. 27. Nutritional assessment and support - p. 373 43. 28. Perfusion and oxygenation - p. 384 44. 29. Eliminating noncompliance - p. 393 45. 7. Acute and Traumatic Wounds - p. 404 46. 30. Uncommon wounds and manifestations of intrinsic disease - p. 404 47. 31. Traumatic wounds: Bullets, blasts, and vehicle crashes - p. 424 48. 32. Burns - p. 437 49. 33. Reconstructive surgery - p. 451 50. 34. Surgical wounds and incision care - p. 460 51. 8. Special Patient Populations - p. 468 52. 35. Skin care needs of the obese patient - p. 468 53. 36. Skin care needs of the neonatal and pediatric patient - p. 477 54. 37. Managing wounds in palliative care - p. 491 55. 38. Management of draining wounds and fistulas - p. 500 56. 39. Percutaneous tube management - p. 521 57. Examples of tools used to support skin and wound care - p. 539 58. Self assessment exercises - p. 540 59. Color plate - p. 541 60. Index - p. 542
