Trends in wound care / edited by Richard White.
Material type: TextSeries: BJN monograph series | BJN monograph seriesPublication details: Dinton : Quay, c2002.Description: xi, 146 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781856421706 (pbk.) :
- 1856421708
- British journal of nursing.
- 617.1406 WHI
- RD93.95
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This compilation of selected articles from established authorities in their respected areas, is sourced from the British Journal of Nursing 1999-2001 and subsequently expanded, amended and updated by the authors-Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Section 1: Basics. Understanding physiology of wound healing and how dressings help; a topical issue: the use of antibacterials in wound pathogen control; applying the principles of infection control to wound care. Section 2: Chronic wounds. investigations in the management of lower limb ulceration; developments in wound care for difficult to manage wounds. Section 3: Acute wounds. acute surgical wound care 1: an overview of treatment; acute surgical wound care 2: the wound healing process; wound care in the accident and emergency department; the development of a standardised approach to wound care in ICU. Section 4: Practice. the importance of wound documentation and classification; the importance of patients nutritional status in wound healing; nursing aspects of pressure ulcer prevention and therapy.