TY  - BOOK
AU  - Günnewicht,Bridget
AU  - Dunford,Cheryl
TI  - Fundamental aspects of tissue viability nursing
T2  - Fundamental aspects of nursing series
SN  - 9781856422604 (pbk.) :
AV  - RD94 
U1  - 617.10231 GUN 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Dinton
PB  - Quay
KW  - Wound healing
KW  - Wounds and injuries
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Treatment
KW  - Health and Wellbeing
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences
KW  - thema
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; I. How wounds heal:- Overview of the healing process--Functions of the skin--Types of wound healing--The four stages of wound healing--Reconstruction-- 2. Wound assessment:- The need for assessment--Patient considerations--Looking at the wound--What do you need to know when assessing a wound?--Tissue type--Identifying infection--Wound assessment charts--Descriptive terminology--Measuring wounds--Conditions requiring specialist referral--3. Wound healing therapies:- Wound bed preparation--Wound cleansing--Pain--Aims of wound management products--Practical advice on selection of wound management products--Patient concordance--4. Specific wound types:- Surgical wounds--Dressing selection--Wounds healing by secondary intention--Pressure ulceration--Leg ulceration--The main types of leg ulcers--Assessment--Treatment--Dressings--Surgical options--patient education--National guidelines--Diabetic foot ulceration--Treatment options--Burns--Malignant and fungating wounds-- 5. Alternative, specialist and advanced therapies:-Vacuum-assisted closure--Larval (maggot) therapy--Honey--Tissue engineering--6. The role of tissue viability within modern health care:- Clinical governance--The National service frameworks--The single assessment process and interprofessional working--The changing nursing role--Patient advocacy and empowerment--Litigation--Policies and guidelines--Reflection--Audit and benchmarking--Competing agenda--Summative quiz
N2  - This text provides a sound foundation in the field of tissue viability, particularly for those who are becoming involved in the aspect of nursing for the first time as a student or newly qualified nurse
ER  -