Leg Ulcer Management

Christine Moffatt, Ruth Martin, Rachael Smithdale (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

440 Seiten

2007
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) (Verlag)
978-1-4051-3476-7 (ISBN)

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In Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses series Evidence-based, accessible practical guide Addresses management and treatment of leg ulcers Explores challenges in clinical practice Examines ways of improving concordance in leg ulcer management.

Leg Ulcer Management provides a practical and accessible guide for nurses treating patients with leg ulceration. It examines ulcer types and causes of leg ulceration and draws upon international position statements on wound pain, wound bed preparation, wound infection and compression therapy to provide guidelines for effective, evidence-based care and improve concordance in leg ulcer management. Leg Ulcer Management addresses background anatomy and physiology, assessment, pain management, psychological impact and adjunctive therapies. Each chapter includes learning outcomes, procedures and competencies, case studies and clinical scenarios.

Christine Moffatt is Professor of Nursing, and Director, Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice, Thames Valley University, and Nurse Consultant St George's Hospital.

Ch 1 Introduction. Ch 2 Causes of Leg Ulceration. Ch 3 An assessment framework. Ch 4 Understanding non-invasive vascular assessment. Ch 5 Assessment and management of pain. Ch 6 The psychological impact of leg ulceration. Ch 7 Improving concordance in leg ulcer management. Ch 8 Wound bed preparation. Ch 9 Wound infection. Ch 10 Compression therapy. Ch 11 Venous ulceration. Ch 12 Ischaemic ulceration. Ch 13 Diabetic foot ulceration. Ch 14 Mixed aetiology ulceration. Ch 15 Adjunctive and novel therapies

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.4.2007
Reihe/Serie	Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses
Verlagsort	Chicester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	123 x 185 mm
Gewicht	464 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Dermatologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
ISBN-10	1-4051-3476-3 / 1405134763
ISBN-13	978-1-4051-3476-7 / 9781405134767
Zustand	Neuware