Wound Care

<p><i>Wound Care: a practical guide for maintaining skin integrity</i> is a contemporary ANZ resource designed to assist students and clinicians in applying evidence-based wound care to practice. </p> <p>Written by expert wound care clinicians and academics, the text offers a range of clinical scenarios to test wound care knowledge and skills within the context of real-world settings. It presents a problem-solving approach to encourage students and practising nurses to critically think about how to deliver wound care to individuals with a range of acute and chronic wounds.</p> <p>Including the most recent local dressings and wound care products, <i>Wound Care: a practical guide for maintaining skin integrity </i>reinforces the principles of wound care and provides the necessary tools for students and clinicians to determine how best to deliver effective nursing care.</p><ul> <li><b>Each chapter provides an overview of specific wound types,</b> followed by five case studies and related multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge and skills</li> <li><b>Case studies include an assessment and management approach</b> to assist you in developing effective clinical application of wound care theory</li> <li><b>Full colour illustrations</b> to help familiarise yourself with a variety of wound types</li> <li><b>A nursing focus with a multidisciplinary approach</b> helps to enhance the 'real-world' experience of wound care</li></ul> <b> <p>Additional resources on Evolve</p></b> <p>eBook on VitalSource</p> <b> <p>Instructor/and Student Resources: </b></p> <ul> <li>Answers to Case Study questions</li> <li>Quick reference list of local wound care products/dressings</li> <li>Self-assessment quizzes</li> <li>Image bank</li></ul>