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Wound Care Essentials: Practice Principles, Third Edition Sharon Baranoski 978-1-4511-1304-4 • September 2011 • Softbound • 6” x 9” • 624 pp. • 250 Illus. • 50Tables

This essential clinical reference in the specialty of wound care is the go-to guide for registered nurses, physical therapists, physicians, podiatrists, long term care professionals and others shouldering the responsibility of finding effective solutions in treating both common and atypical wound problems. The book is divided into two parts. The first is Wound Care Concepts, which provides in-depth information on need-to-know topics, including assessment, wound healing, treatment options, pain management, and much more.The second section,Wound Classification and Management Strategies, covers the various types of wounds – including wounds such as pressure ulcers, arterial ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, surgical wounds, many others, and provides the strategies for their successful care. When it comes to providing the best care for patients, Wound Care Essentials is the gold standard. All health care professionals will benefit from the wealth of information, up-to-date techniques and best practices Baranoski and Ayello provide for the very important, complex responsibility of wound care. Features • NEW! Separate chapter on tubes, drains, fistulas, and peristomal skin management. • NEW! More case studies: end-of-chapter Patient Scenarios. • NEW! More color photos. • NEW! Separate chapter on the pediatric patient. • Assessment Guidelines.

Table of Contents Part 1: Wound Care Concepts Ch. 1: Quality of Life and Ethical Issues Ch. 2: Regulation and Wound Care Ch. 3: Legal Aspects of Wound Care Ch. 4: Skin: An Essential Organ Ch. 5: Acute and Chronic Wound Healing Ch. 6: Wound Assessment Ch. 7: Wound Bioburden and Infection Ch. 8: Wound Debridement Ch. 9: Wound Treatment Options Ch. 10: Nutrition and Wound Care Ch. 11: Pressure Redistribution: Seating, Positioning, and Support Surfaces Ch. 12: Pain Management and Wounds Part 2: Wound Classifications and Management Strategies Ch. 13: Pressure Ulcers Ch. 14: Venous Disease and Lymphedema Management, Venous Disease, Lymphedema Ch. 15: Arterial Ulcers Ch. 16: Diabetic Foot Ulcers Ch. 17: Sickle Cell Ulcers Ch. 18: Surgical Reconstruction of Wounds Ch. 19: Tube, Drain, and Fistula Management Ch. 20: Atypical Wounds Ch. 21: Wounds in Special Populations, Intensive Care Population, Spinal Cord Injury Population, HIV/AIDS Population, Bariatric Population Ch. 22: Pressure Ulcers in Neonatal and Pediatric Populations Ch. 23: Palliative Wound Care Ch. 24: Wound Care Perspectives: Present and Future Index

• Chapter objectives. • Chapter references. • Chapter summaries. • Evidence-based practice feature. • Practice points feature. • Show what you know review questions.

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Wound Care Essentials: Practice Principles, Fourth Edition Sharon Baranoski 978-1-4698-8913-9 • September 2015 • Softbound • 50Tables NEW