Clinical guide to skin & wound care / / Cathy Thomas Hess

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910812422103321
• Autore: Hess Cathy Thomas <1961->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia : , : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2013]; ©2013
• ISBN: 1-4698-7050-9; 1-4963-2795-0; 1-4511-6475-0
• Edizione: [Seventh edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (617 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HessCathy Thomas <1961->
• Disciplina: 617.1/4
• Soggetti: Wounds and injuries - Nursing; Wound healing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Rev. edition of Skin & wound care / Cathy Thomas Hess. 6th edition c2008.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Skin care and wound prevention strategies -- Assessing documenting chronic wounds -- Understanding and managing chronic wounds -- Best practices for managing the effects of lymphedema -- Laboratory values in chronic wound management -- Harnessing technology : EMR checklists and operational compliance.
• Sommario/riassunto: This useful resource will help both clinicians and institutions deliver wound care that's both appropriate for patient needs and cost-effective for the institution. Featuring important new information on documentation regulations, including helpful checklists, and offering take-away highlights in every chapter, this useful resource also provides new content on lymphedema management guidelines, negative pressure wound therapy, and capturing data using today's media capabilities. Part 1 covers the fundamentals of skin and wound care, including assessment, treatment, prevention, nutrition, and documentation. Part 2 offers profiles and photos of hundreds of skin and wound care products, all categorized and alphabetized for easy reference. The book also includes a full-color wound photo section, wound checklists, and much more.