Enhance your wound care expertise with the vibrant and comprehensive "Wound Care Made Incredibly Visual!®, 3rd Edition." This fully updated guide is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary for effective wound management, featuring over 100 full-color wound graphics and clinical practice guidelines.
Dive into the latest in wound care with confidence, thanks to the expert guidance and real-life images provided in this edition. The book is a perfect companion for mastering fundamental concepts, skills, and treatments, ensuring positive outcomes in wound care. With the newest products and procedures at your fingertips, you'll be well-prepared for both classroom learning and practical application on the unit.
This edition introduces new and updated photos and graphics, alongside fresh content on the latest wound care techniques and interventions. The text is enriched with hundreds of colorful images that simplify the complexities of wound care, making it easy to understand through detailed photos, charts, and drawings that reinforce key concepts in memorable ways.
The clear, concise text breaks down the fundamentals and latest advancements in wound care into understandable terms, making it an ideal resource for visual learners. Numerous images demonstrate essential skills and interventions, covering:
- Skin anatomy and physiology, including the functions of skin layers
- Wound healing processes, types of wound healing, healing phases, and potential complications
- Wound assessment techniques, including identifying signs of failure to heal
- The impact of aging on wound healing
- Differences between acute and chronic wounds
- Management of pressure injuries
- Treatment of vascular ulcers
- Care for diabetic foot ulcers
- Handling of malignant wounds
This book serves as an excellent on-the-spot reference and review tool for nursing students, new nurses, and other healthcare practitioners. It's a valuable teaching aid, offering seasoned, step-by-step guidance illustrated with images that reflect real-life patient care scenarios.
Each chapter begins with a summary of its content, followed by engaging end-of-chapter features such as:
- Q&A sections with multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank questions, word games, and matching exercises to reinforce learning
- “Nurse Joy and Jake” segments providing expert insights and encouraging advice
- “Take note” features showcasing illustrated interventions in real-life patient scenarios
Under the guidance of Clinical Editor Patricia Albano Slachta, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN, President of the Nursing Educational Programs and Services in Ridgeland, South Carolina, this book is a must-have resource for anyone involved in wound care.
ISBN 10: 1496398262
ISBN 13: 9781496398260
