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• Authored and contributed by respected experts in wound care management - members of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) and Wound Healing Society (WHS).
• Risk assessment scales are included to assist with determining a patient's risk for developing a wound.
• Assessment tools are provided to assist the clinician with wound evaluation, care, and treatment.
• Patient compliance and guidance on how to identify and resolve issues of non-compliance are discussed in the new Facilitating Adaptation chapter.
• The multidisciplinary approach to wound care management is discussed in a single chapter and applied throughout the text to demonstrate how this approach works and why it is critical to successful patient outcomes.
• A wound care product formulary lists wound care products by category, usage guidelines (indications and precautions), and helpful hints is included to facilitate outcomes measurement and quality improvement.
• Algorithms demonstrate the critical steps for topical wound care management.
• Key information is highlighted in box or table format to enable the user to quickly focus on selected information.
• Clearly defined chapter objectives provide a focused guide to key elements within each chapter.
• A self-assessment exercise is included at the end of each chapter to provide a review of critical chapter concepts.

• Seven new chapters: The Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Wound Management; Skin Care Needs of the Obese Patient; Foot and Nail Care; Facilitating Adaptation; Support Surfaces; Devices and Technology in Wound Care; and Reimbursement and Billing.
• Revisions to every chapter reflect the most recent advances in disease etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Updated content reflects the latest technologic advances and therapies to strengthen the clinician's knowledge base in available treatment options.
• Assessment tools to assist the clinician with evaluation, care, and treatment.
• Explanation of how to set up a practice and the principles of practice development.

Average Customer Rating:

Acute & Chronic Wounds	Customer Rating:
It is a great resource. I use it every day at work. Shipping was fast!

invaluable resource	Customer Rating:
This is the third edition of this book, and continues to be a "must have" for anyone involved in wound care. It has been updated with the most current information on basics as well as newer treatment modalities.

Best Wounds Resource	Customer Rating:
This is the best wound care resource I have. From basic care to physiology of wounds, this book covers everything in an easy to understand but comprehensive manner. I especially like the chapter on the interdisciplinary process. Donna McClure BSN, RN, ACHRN, CWOCN

colourful and graphic photos

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As a layperson to the medical field, the most fascinating thing about this book was the extensive collection of colour plates. Showing textbook cases of exposed wounds. Sometimes with plenty of decaying skin and exposed muscle. The resemblences of some pictures to raw meat at the butcher's is stark. One might wonder how patients let their conditions deteriorate to the depths shown here. How could you walk around, or not, with some of those wounds, and not have it treated before they got so bad? Happy reading.

Just what I needed!	Customer Rating:
I'm studying for the CWS exam, and needed a good text for review. This works beautifully. Thanks!