Wound Care Essentials Practice Principles

by Baranoski, Sharon; Ayello, Elizabeth A.

• ISBN13: 9781582552743
• ISBN10: 1582552746
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-15
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This comprehensive yet concise wound care handbook was written by two outstanding wound care specialists, with contributions from more than 15 well-respected experts in the field. All aspects of wound care are covered: wound healing, wound assessment, and treatment options for all types of wounds. There is an emphasis on nutrition and quality of life for patients with chronic wounds, and a full chapter is devoted to pain associated with wounds and wound care. The legal and regulatory aspects associated with skin integrity are explored. The unusual wounds that result from malignant ulcers, vasculitis, pyoderma gangrenosum, and calciphylaxis are covered, as well as the wound care needs of special population groups such as older adults, children, spinal cord injury patients, and HIV-AIDS patients. More than 100 illustrations, checklists, tables, recurring icons, and flowcharts provide easy access to essential information, and an 16-page full-color insert illustrates the healing process and types of wounds. Supportive research and references follow each chapter.

Author Biography

Elizabeth A. Ayello is Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Adult Nursing Science, Senior Advisor, The John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University, The Steinhardt School of Education, Division of Nursing, New York.

Table of Contents

Contributors and consultants	vii
Foreword	xi
Preface	xiii
Dedication	xv
PART ONE Wound care concepts
1 Quality of life and ethical issues	2	(17)
2 Legal aspects of wound care	19	(16)
3 Regulation and wound care	35	(12)
4 Skin: An essential organ	47	(14)
5 Acute and chronic wound healing	61	(18)
6 Wound assessment	79	(12)
7 Wound bioburden	91	(26)
8 Wound debridement	117	(10)
9 Wound treatment options	127	(30)
10 Nutrition and wound care	157	(30)
11 Seating, positioning, and support surfaces	187	(30)
12 Pain management and wounds	217	(23)
PART TWO Wound classifications and management strategies
13 Pressure ulcers	240	(31)
Color illustrations (following page 240)
14 Vascular ulcers	271	(40)
15 Diabetic foot ulcers	311	(22)
16 Sickle cell ulcers	333	(10)
17 Wounds in special populations	343	(24)
18 Complex wounds	367	(14)
19 Atypical wounds	381	(18)
20 Wound care: Where we were, where we are, where we're going	399	(6)
Index	405