Wound Care at a Glance.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Peate, Ian.

Contributor:

• Glencross, Wyn.

Series:

• At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare) Ser.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Wounds and injuries--Nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Wound healing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (124 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.

Summary:

Wound Care at a Glance combines superb illustrations with accessible and informative text to make the key concepts of wound care easy to understand. Providing practical guidance for all healthcare professionals who care for people with wounds, or who have an interest in this complex area of healthcare, it succinctly addresses a wide range of issues including relevant anatomy and physiology, psychological issues, physical care considerations, patient safety issues, legal and ethical issues, and various treatment and management options.

Contents:

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Part 1 Anatomy and physiology
• Chapter 1 The history of wound care
• A brief history of wound care
• Chapter 2 Anatomy and physiology of the skin
• Appendages
• Chapter 3 Psychological and social aspects of the skin
• The skin - psychological and social
• Stress and anxiety
• Emotional impact
• Management
• Chapter 4 Body image
• Body image
• Chapter 5 The skin and ageing
• Ageing population
• At the cellular level
• Part 2 The normal healing process: acute wounds
• Chapter 6 Haemostasis
• Physiology of haemostasis
• Clotting cascade
• Wound healing
• Chapter 7 Inflammation
• Inflammation
• The inflammatory response
• Chapter 8 Proliferation (granulation and epithelialization)
• Proliferation
• Granulation
• Epithelialization, maturation and remodelling
• Chapter 9 Maturation
• The maturation phase
• Chapter 10 Factors affecting wound healing
• Holistic assessment
• Physical
• Environmental
• Emotional
• Psychological
• Social
• Economical
• Part 3 The abnormal healing process: chronic wound healing
• Chapter 11 The impaired healing process
• Chapter 12 Factors affecting wound healing
• Chapter 13 Nutrition and wound healing
• Nutritional assessment
• Clinical characteristics of malnutrition
• Clinical characteristics of the wound caused by malnutrition
• Medical conditions that could lead to malnutrition
• Chapter 14 Incontinence and wounds
• What is incontinence?
• Chapter 15 Vascular disease
• Part 4 Wound management in practice
• Chapter 16 Assessment of skin
• Patient history
• Physical assessment of the skin
• Assessment tools
• Chapter 17 Assessment of the patient with a wound
• Chapter 18 Classification of wounds
• Acute wounds
• Chronic wounds
• Tissue types.
• Chapter 19 Legal and ethical aspects of wound care
• Professional standards
• Legal standards
• Tissue viability issues commonly scrutinized
• Chapter 20 Documenting wounds and keeping records
• The Nursing Process
• Tissue viability documentation
• Chapter 21 Evidence-based practice
• Evidence-based wound care
• Five stages of evidence-based practice
• Chapter 22 Treatment options
• Wound closure
• Treatment options for secondary intention healing
• Chapter 23 Pain management
• Pain - a holistic approach
• Wound-related pain
• Pain assessment
• Pain management
• Part 5 Dressing selection
• Chapter 24 Principles of wound management I
• Applying principles
• Chapter 25 Principles of wound management II
• Typical care plan to manage wound moisture levels
• Chapter 26 Managing wound exudate
• Moist wound healing
• Chapter 27 Generic wound products: mode of action
• Wound products
• Conclusion
• Chapter 28 Choosing a wound care product
• Aims in wound care
• Tissue, Infection, Moisture, Edge (TIME)
• Dressing selection guide
• Case study
• Using the dressing selection guide
• Chapter 29 Use of topical antimicrobials and antibiotics
• Common antimicrobials
• Chapter 30 Application of lotions, creams, emollients and ointments
• Moisturisers
• Ointments, creams and lotions
• Emollients
• Steroid creams and ointments
• Barrier creams (Figure 30.3)
• Barrier sprays (Figure 30.3)
• Finally
• Chapter 31 Advanced technologies
• Topical negative pressure (TNP)
• Larval (maggot) therapy (Figures 31.3 and 31.4)
• Versajet
• Electrical stimulation
• Part 6 Complexities of wound care
• Chapter 32 Pressure redistribution equipment
• National guidelines
• Pressure distribution devices
• Chapter 33 Pressure ulcer classification and prevention
• Classification of pressure ulcers
• Pressure ulcer prevention.
• Chapter 34 Pressure ulcers
• Aetiology
• Additional causes
• Risk Assessment
• Chapter 35 Venous leg ulcers
• Venous insufficiency
• Chapter 36 Lymphoedema
• The lymphatic system
• Chapter 37 Compression therapy
• What is meant by compression?
• Laplace's Law
• Multilayer systems
• Short stretch systems
• Compression hosiery
• Chapter 38 Arterial ulcers
• Arterial insufficiency
• Aetiology and risk factors
• Symptoms
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Chapter 39 Doppler
• Doppler
• Performing Doppler
• Chapter 40 Interpreting ABPIs
• Chapter 41 Diabetic foot ulcers
• Chapter 42 Moisture lesions
• Chapter 43 Surgical wounds
• Postoperative wound care
• Chapter 44 Traumatic wounds
• Chapter 45 Burns and scalds
• Assessment and resuscitation
• Management of burns
• Referral to a specialist burns unit
• Chapter 46 Atypical wounds
• Atypical wounds
• Chapter 47 Wounds in different populations
• Hard to reach, seldom heard
• Homeless and insecurely housed people
• The therapeutic relationship
• Chapter 48 Malignant wounds
• Why malignant wounds occur
• Suspecting a malignant wound
• Common signs of a malignant wound
• Management of the malignant wound
• Chapter 49 Palliative wound care
• Priorities in wound care
• Topical treatments
• Glossary
• References and further reading
• Index
• EULA.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Peate, Ian Wound Care at a Glance

ISBN:

9781118995556

OCLC:

888026386