Pressure area care
By: edited by Karen Ousey.
Contributors: Ousey, Karen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Blackwell; Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford, UK; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Bedsores -- Prevention.; Nursing.; Pressure Ulcer -- nursing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The importance of effective pressure area care; title: Anatomy and physiology of the skin and the wound healing process; title: Aetiology of pressure ulcers and principles of pressure ulcer prevention; title: Risk assessment; title: Grading systems; title: Pressure re-distributing devices and equipment; title: Management of the established pressure ulcer; title: The importance of accurate documentation, legal, ethical and policy issues; title: The role of the inter-disciplinary team in pressure area care; title: Continuing professional development.