Pressure area care / edited by Karen Ousey.
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TextSeries: Essential clinical skills for nursesPublication details: Oxford : Blackwell, 2005Description: xix, 260 pISBN: 9781405143578 (ebook)Subject(s): Bedsores -- Prevention | Bedsores -- Nursing | Health and Wellbeing | Nursing | Geriatric nursing | DermatologyGenre/Form: LOC classification: RL675 | .P686 2005Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781405112253Summary: Including scenarios for reflection on practice, this text covers skills needed for risk assessment, prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers. Pressure Area Care is an essential skill for nurses in every area of clinical practice. This beginner's guide assumes no prior knowledge and explores the causes of pressure ulcers, the practical skills needed to avoid them developing, and the clinical skills needed to manage them effectively when they do occur. Pressure Area Care will enable students and staff to provide effective management and care of pressure areas. It incorporates national guidelines to promote evidence based care, examines the optimal choice of pressure relieving devices and dressings, and explores the role of the nurse in planning, documenting and supervising care.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Including scenarios for reflection on practice, this text covers skills needed for risk assessment, prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers. Pressure Area Care is an essential skill for nurses in every area of clinical practice. This beginner's guide assumes no prior knowledge and explores the causes of pressure ulcers, the practical skills needed to avoid them developing, and the clinical skills needed to manage them effectively when they do occur. Pressure Area Care will enable students and staff to provide effective management and care of pressure areas. It incorporates national guidelines to promote evidence based care, examines the optimal choice of pressure relieving devices and dressings, and explores the role of the nurse in planning, documenting and supervising care.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781405112253
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