Clinical Guide to Skin and Wound Care (Clinical Guide to Wound Care (Hess/ Springhouse))

Accelerate your skin and wound care with the Clinical Guide to Skin and Wound Care Seventh Edition . This compact and sensibly organized guide is vital to providing optimal care. Look forward to: Updated advice on skin care products helps you make the right choices. Current documentation regulations so that you can properly illustrate wound healing. New chapters on lymphedema and best practices. Profiles of more than 300 products in A to Z organization for easy identification. Benchmark outcomes help you take your care to the next level... and more. Youll accurately assess plan and monitor wound care using the most current best nursing practices. This useful resource will help both clinicians and institutions deliver wound care thats both appropriate for patient needs and cost-effective for the institution. Featuring important new information on documentation regulations including helpful checklists and offering take-away highlights in every chapter this useful resource also provides new content on lymphedema management guidelines negative pressure wound therapy and capturing data using todays media capabilities. Part 1 covers the fundamentals of skin and wound care including assessment treatment prevention nutrition and documentation. From identifying patients at risk for wounds to achieving compliance for self-care this is the companion youll rely on day after day. Youll gain a deeper understanding of chronic wounds accurately interpret lab values and adapt your care develop a proper skin and wound care formulary expertly manage tissue load and understand and apply the wound care regulatory process. Part 2 offers profiles and photos of hundreds of skin and wound care products all categorized and alphabetized for easy reference. Youll find a wealth of NEW advice on the skin care products you use most including cleansers moisture barriers antifungal and antimicrobial treatments therapeutic moisturizers liquid skin protectants and others. The Seventh edition of Clinical Guide to Skin and Wound Care also includes a full-color wound photo section wound checklists and much more.