Wound Care,

The second edition of Wound Care: a practical guide for maintaining skin integrity offers students and nurses a highly practical approach to treating acute and chronic wounds.

The book applies the latest evidence and theory to the real world, helping you develop skills and knowledge to manage wounds effectively. Each chapter provides an overview of specific wound types, followed by case studies to help you build your clinical reasoning skills, and related multiple choice questions to test your knowledge.

Editors Kerrie Coleman and Glo Neilsen have worked with a skilled team of clinical experts to completely refresh and update this edition, incorporating latest developments, tips, strategies and wound care products.

Key Features

• Up-to-date and contemporary advice for Australia and New Zealand – ideal for students and nurses
• Packed full of evidence–based tips on wound care
• Focus on clinical reasoning, critical thinking and person–centred care
• Clearly presented information – concise and easy to navigate
• Case studies include an assessment and management approach to assist in developing effective clinical application of wound care theory
• Full colour photographs and illustrations to help you familiarise yourself with a variety of wound types
• A nursing focus with a multidisciplinary approach to help enhance the ‘real–world’ experience of wound care

• Answers to Case Study questions
• Image collection

• Self-assessment quizzes
• Quick reference list of local wound care products/dressings