Wound Care Facts Made Incredibly Quick (Incredibly Easy! Series®), 2nd Edition (PDF)

By LWW
Feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of wound care? Skip the confusion—get fast, clear answers with the newly updated Wound Care Facts Made Incredibly Quick! ®, 2nd edition. This friendly pocket resource can bring the right information, skills, and confidence to your studies and on-the-job performance, with top-to-bottom guidance on areas including assessment, differential diagnoses, dressings, treatment plans, and daily management. With at-a-glance answers and clear, concise direction, this is the ideal on-the-spot guide for nurses, nursing students, instructors, and all healthcare practitioners to effectively manage wounds.Take the expert tour through the latest wound care protocols, with:

NEW and updated content in colorful, quick-read format with bulleted content
NEW and updated tables, photos, drawings, and diagrams
Pocket-sized, spiral-bound format that provides on-the-go access to expert guidance
Brightly colored tabs to aid quick, easy, and on-the-spot research
Laminated, wipe-clean pages for easy notetaking and erasing
Dozens of colorful diagrams and illustrations outlining the core concepts and skills needed for successful wound care , including

Wound and skin assessment tools, procedures, monitoring, and long-term care
Easy-to-follow explanations of skin anatomy and physiology
Step-by-step how-tos for current treatment algorithms and assessment skills
How-tos for procedures such as dry sterile dressings, wet-to-dry dressings, wound cultures, and wound packing
Pressure injuries, including preventative strategies
Strategies for managing pressure, arterial, venous, and diabetic ulcers
Wound care products, including cleansers and medications
Patient teaching points

Clarifies complex terms and concepts – easy-to-follow guidance on basic wound care assessment, procedures, monitoring, and long-term care, including:

Wound classifications
Wound healing stages
Vascular functions
Classifications of interventions, including antibiotic and antibacterials, debridement, oxygenation, dressings, and bandages
Diagnostic tests, treatments, and wrappings for a wide range of wounds, including vascular and arterial ulcers
 “Nurse Joy” and “Jake” to provide expert insights and encouragement on interventions and problem-solving

 
Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ LWW; Second edition (December 12, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496367871
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496367877