Wound Care
Joy Rainey
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Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / Pflege
Description
The day-to-day responsibility for wound management is a roleusually undertaken by nurses. It includes assessing the wound,selecting an appropriate treatment, and evaluating the patients'progress. In order to do this effectively the nurse needs tounderstand the healing process, recognize the factors which maydelay wound healing, understand how wound healing can be optimized,know how to recognize complications if they arise and know how totreat them. This text, specifically written for community nurses, includingpractice nurses, provides a picture of wound healing for both acuteand chronic wounds that may be encountered in a community setting.An overview of the function of the skin and phases of wound healingare examined prior to looking at the relationship between woundhealing and the patients' health and lifestyle. The reference is written in a question-and-answer format, andincludes relevant case studies.
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Krankenpflege, Nursing, Pflege