Wound Care at a Glance.

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 -- Management -- 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 -- Wound healing -- 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.

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