Wound Care Essentials: Practice Principles

This essential clinical reference in the specialty of wound care is the go-to guide for Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Physicians, Podiatrists, Long Term Care professionals and others shouldering the responsibility of finding effective solutions in treating both common and atypical wound problems.

Written by renowned wound care experts Sharon Baranoski and Elizabeth Ayello, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of experts, this handbook covers all aspects of wound assessment, treatment, and care. It also covers topics that other text-references do not, including sickle cell wounds, atypical wounds, and an entire chapter devoted to special populations.

The book is divided into two parts. The first is Wound Care Concepts, which provides in-depth information on need-to-know topics, including assessment, wound healing, treatment options, pain management, and much more. The second section, Wound Classification and Management Strategies, covers the various types of wounds – including wounds such as pressure ulcers, arterial ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, surgical wounds, and many others - and provides the strategies for their successful care.

In addition, the third edition offers these new features:

It also provides useful features to help the user better understand and utilize this valuable wound care information, including:

When it comes to providing the best care for patients, Wound Care Essentials is the gold standard. All health care professionals will benefit from the wealth of information, up-to-date techniques and best practices Baranoski and Ayello provide for the very important, complex responsibility of wound care.

Sharon Baranoski, MSN, RN, CWCN, APN-CCRN, DAPWCA, FAAN

President, Wound Care Dynamics, Inc., Nurse Consultant Services, Shorewood, Illinois

Symposium Director, Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Editorial Advisory Board, Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Nursing Advisory Board, Rasmussen College, Romeoville/Joliet, Illinois

Council of Regents & Nursing Advisory Board, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois

Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, MAPWCA, FAAN

Faculty, Excelsior College School of Nursing, Albany, New York

Clinical Associate Editor, Advances In Skin & Wound Care

Executive Editor, Journal of The World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET)

Senior Adviser, The John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

President, Ayello, Harris & Associates, Inc., New York, New York