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Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-0631-9 / ($49.99(t) / £36.00(t) / €43.00(t)) Worldwide
Approx. 288 pp. / 450 in Full Color / Approx. 150 Tables / 7 x 9 / September 2015
Note to Booksellers:
The previous edition published in September, 2006. (ISBN: 978-1-58255-539-3)
Wound Care Made Incredibly Easy!
Third Edition
Incredibly Easy! Series
®
By
Wolters Kluwer
DESCRIPTION
Wound Care Made Incredibly Easy!
covers fundamental
wound care principles and procedures, using the Incredibly
Easy Series’ light-hearted, entertaining style. Coverage begins
with skin anatomy and physiology, wound progression and
healing, and factors that can delay or complicate healing. Sub-
sequent chapters cover wound assessment and monitoring and
wound care planning, procedures, and products.
FEATURES
NEW and updated content offers:
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Skin anatomy and physiology in easy-to-follow terms
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Basic wound care assessment, procedures, monitoring, and long-term care
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The stages of wound healing
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Wound and skin assessment tool
Coverage of topics including:
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Quick guide to wound care dressings, with dressing type, indications, and products
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Prevention, staging, and management of pressure ulcers
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Interventions for diabetic, arterial, vascular, and venous ulcers
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Infection control, patient-teaching tips, pain management, and more
Special features:
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Just the facts
—An outline of chapter content at the start of every chapter
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Memory joggers
—Simple tricks for remembering crucial info
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Stay on the ball
—Possible dangers, risks, complications and safety measures
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Take note!
—Tips on documenting patient info
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Dress for success
—Tips for choosing and using wound dressings
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Get wise to wounds
—Pointers on doing wound assessments, wound care procedures, and
patient teaching
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Handle with care
—Unique wound care needs of pediatric, geriatric, and bariatric patients
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Quick Quiz
—Multiple-choice questions (and answers) at end of every chapter
NURSING
Reference
Wolters Kluwer
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