Pressure area care /
edited by Karen Ousey.
- Oxford : Blackwell, c2005.
- xix, 260 pages :
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: 1 The importance of effective pressure area care -- 2 Anatomy and physiology of the skin and the wound healing process -- 3 Aetiology of pressure ulcers and principles of pressure ulcer prevention -- 4 Risk assessment -- 5 Grading systems -- 6 Pressure re-distributing devices and equipment -- 7 Management of the established pressure ulcer -- 8 The importance of accurate documentation, legal, ethical and policy issues -- 9 The role of the inter-disciplinary team in pressure area care -- 10 Continuing professional development.
English
1405112255 [paperback]
Bedsores --Prevention.
Nursing.
Decubitus Ulcer--nursing.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: 1 The importance of effective pressure area care -- 2 Anatomy and physiology of the skin and the wound healing process -- 3 Aetiology of pressure ulcers and principles of pressure ulcer prevention -- 4 Risk assessment -- 5 Grading systems -- 6 Pressure re-distributing devices and equipment -- 7 Management of the established pressure ulcer -- 8 The importance of accurate documentation, legal, ethical and policy issues -- 9 The role of the inter-disciplinary team in pressure area care -- 10 Continuing professional development.
English
1405112255 [paperback]
Bedsores --Prevention.
Nursing.
Decubitus Ulcer--nursing.