Description

• NEW and updated photos and graphics
• NEW and updated content on the latest wound care techniques and interventions
• Hundreds of colorful images that make the complexities of wound care easy to understand —detailed photos, charts, and drawings that explain and reinforce key concepts in easy-to-remember ways
• Clear, concise text that explains the fundamentals and latest advancements in wound care in clear, understandable terms
• Perfect for visual learners —numerous images that demonstrate skills and interventions, including:
  • Skin anatomy and physiology—skin layers and their functions
  • Wound healing—types of wound healing, healing phases, and complications
  • Wound assessment—including recognizing failure to heal
  • Effects of aging on wound healing
  • Acute versus chronic wounds
  • Pressure injuries
  • Vascular ulcers
  • Diabetic foot ulcers
  • Malignant wounds
  • Atypical wounds
  • Wound care products
  Ideal on-the-spot reference and review for nursing students, new nurses, and other healthcare practitioners
• Excellent teaching aid—seasoned, step-by-step guidance backed by images that demonstrate everyday patient care situations
• Chapter features:
  • Chapter content summary at the start of each chapter
  • Q&A —End-of-chapter games and quizzes that reinforce learning points—multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank questions, word games, and matching images to wound care concepts
  • “Nurse Joy and Jake” —Expert insights and encouraging advice offered throughout
  • Take note —illustrated interventions that demonstrate real-life patient scenarios

Patricia Albano Slachta, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN, is President of the Nursing Educational Programs and Services in Ridgeland, South Carolina.

Table of contents

Kathy McLaughlin, DNP, RN, CWOCN