Tissue viability : the prevention, treatment and management of wounds / Sylvie Hampton and Fiona Collins ; with contributions from Katherine Martyn ... [et al.].
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Whurr, 2004.Description: x, 511 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781861562371 (pbk.) :
- 1861562373 (pbk.) :
- 617.14 HAM
- RL675
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 617.14 HAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 203179 | ||
Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 617.14 HAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 203180 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-474) and index.
1. The skin and wound healing--2. Holistic wound assessments--3. Dressings and treatments--4.Wound infection and colonization--5. Assessment, management and treatment of leg and foot ulceration--6. Nutrition and wound healing--7.Surgical wounds--8. Fungating tumours--9. Pressure ulcer prevention--10.The relationship of seating to pressure ulcer prevention--11. Foam technology and its roles in wound management and prevention--12. The process of audit and research in tissue viability--13. Ethics, the law and accountability in wound care--14. The specialist nurse in wound management--Some recognised dressings.
Aiming to provide a comprehensive learning package in tissue viability, this book covers all aspects of wound prevention and management, and considers the microbiological reasons why some wounds do not heal.