By
Cathy Thomas Hess, RN, BSN, CWOCN

Course Outline

STILL THE ONLY PORTABLE GUIDE TO COMPLETE WOUND CARE

This new edition has everything you need to select and use the most appropriate product for any wound plus the facts you need to speed wound healing.

Expanded coverage of wound care principles:

• Full chapters devoted to pressure ulcers, arterial and venous ulcers, and diabetic foot ulcers
• Latest CWOCN certification guidelines and evidence-based standards of practice
• Assessment, documentation, treatment, and prevention
• New chapter on the important role of nutrition in wound healing
• Updated legal counsel and and payment directives

More product information:

• Profiles of more than 280 wound care products
• Complete usage details- manufacture, available sizes, HCPCS billing codes, action, indication, contraindications, application and removal steps
• More than 180 additional products in a quick-consult chart
• All product categories tabbed for easy location
• Alginates, collagens, hydrogels, foams, hydrocolloids, wound fillers, surgical supplies, gauze, compression bandage systems, and much much more

Plus:

• Product photographs
• Wound assessment tools
• Treatment algorithms
• Manufacturer resource guide