Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society® Core Curriculum: Wound Management 1st Edition

      by Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society® Wound

This volume in the new Core Curriculum series from WOCN® covers Wound Management, and is the crucial text for nurses practicing or studying wound care. It offers pathology and physiology basics in easy-to-grasp terms, while providing expert guidance on patient management. The perfect study guide for the wound, ostomy and continence (WOC) certification exams, it also provides step-by-step direction on essential nursing procedures.

 

The evidence-based, easy-to-follow format of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society™ Core Curriculum: Wound Management facilitates your comprehension of:  

o    Skin anatomy and physiology

o    Physiology of wound healing

o    Principles of wound assessment and management

o    Nutritional assessment and support.



Step-by-step instruction leads you through care planning and delivery, including oncology-related skin and wound care, and palliative care.

o    End-of-chapter Q&As help you remember all vital points

o    Clinical pearls highlight important takeaways

o    Numerous full-color photos, diagrams, and tables aid understanding of vital topics.



Practical directions cover:

o    Wound cleansing and dressing selection

o    Skin and soft tissue injury caused by mechanical factors

o    Pressure ulcer prevention

o    Venous, arterial, and neuropathic wounds

o    Wounds due to lower-extremity arterial disease and neuropathic disease

o    Surgical wounds

o    Management of patients with percutaneous tubes; fistula management

o    Skin and wound care for neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, and bariatric populations, and the spinal cord-injured patient.



Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society™ Core Curriculum: Wound Management is essential for nursing students in wound care programs; nurses involved in wound care; nurses in gastroenterology, urology, and surgical nursing; graduate nursing students; those seeking WOC certification or recertification; and nursing faculty.

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  Product Details

  • Series: Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society® Core Curriculum
  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: LWW; 1 edition (September 9, 2015)
  • Language: English