Pressure area care / edited by Karen Ousey.
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford : Blackwell, c2005Description: xix, 260 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1405112255 [paperback]Subject(s): Bedsores -- Prevention | Nursing | Decubitus Ulcer -- nursingItem type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book | 616.545 P92 2005 (Browse shelf) | Available |
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.
Nursing
English
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