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Clinical Guide Cathy Thomas Hess, RN, BSN, CWOCN

Clinical Guide By Cathy Thomas Hess, RN, BSN, CWOCN

Clinical Guide by Cathy Thomas Hess, RN, BSN, CWOCN


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A guide to skin and wound care, with chapters on skin care and incontinence, important information on regulations, and more than 650 dressings, drugs, and other products for various types of wounds. It provides detailed guidelines on wound care and prevention and related professional and legal issues.

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Clinical Guide: Skin and Wound Care by Cathy Thomas Hess, RN, BSN, CWOCN

This handy-sized, completely updated edition will help both clinicians and institutions deliver appropriate, cost-efficient wound care. Clinical Guide: Skin and Wound Care, Sixth Edition provides new content on skin care, incontinence, and regulations while providing an overview of wound care and prevention and more than 650 wound care products for every type of wound. The appendices provide assessment tools and multiple treatment algorithms.

Table of Contents

Part One: WOUND CARE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION 1: Skin Care and Wound Prevention Strategies 2: Assessing and Managing Chronic Wounds 3: Laboratory Values in Chronic Wound Management 4: Developing a Skin and Wound Care Formulary 5: Tissue Load Management 6: Wound Care and the Regulatory Process Part Two: SKIN AND WOUND CARE PRODUCTS Skin Care Products Overview Skin Cleansers Liquid Skin Protectants Moisture Barriers Antifungals and Antimicrobials Therapeutic Moisturizers Dressings, Devices, and Drugs Dressings and Devices Overview Alginates Antimicrobials Collagens Composites Contact Layers Foams Hydrocolloids Hydrogels Specialty Absorptives Surgical Supplies, Miscellaneous Transparent Films Wound Fillers Other Products Drugs Overview Products Part Three: ADDITIONAL DRESSINGS AND PRODUCTS Overview Abdominal Dressing Holders/Binders Compression Bandage Systems Conforming Bandages Elastic Bandage Rolls Gauze, Impregnated with Other than Water, Normal Saline or Hydrogel Without Adhesive Border Gauze, Impregnated with Water or Normal Saline, Without Adhesive Border Gauze, Nonimpregnated With Adhesive Border Gauze, Nonimpregnated Without Adhesive Border Tapes Wound Cleansers Wound Pouches APPENDICES A: Body Mass Index B: Braden Scale C: Wagner Ulcer Grade Classification D: Treatment Algorithm for Pressure Ulcers E: Treatment Algorithm for Arterial Ulcers F: Treatment Algorithm for Venous Ulcers G: Treatment Algorithm for Diabetic Ulcers H: Treatment Algorithm for Diabetic Ulcer Wound Care I: Laboratory Tests to Rule Out Atypical Causes of Leg Ulcers J: Ankle-Brachial Index Use in Patients with Diabetes Manufacturer Resource Guide Selected References Index

Additional information

CIN1582556881G
9781582556888
1582556881
Clinical Guide: Skin and Wound Care by Cathy Thomas Hess, RN, BSN, CWOCN
Used - Good
Hardback
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
20070901
608
N/A
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