| Description |
x, 267 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: issues and paradoxes / Moya J. Morison -- 2. Epidemiology / Lia van Rijswijk -- 3. The pathophysiology and aetiology of pressure ulcers / Jane Nixon -- 4. Quality of life: the cost to the individual / Peter J. Franks and Mark E. Collier -- 5. Health economics; the cost to nations / Peter J. Franks -- 6. Principles of patient assessment: screening for pressure ulcers and potential risk / Jane Nixon and Amanda McGough -- 7. Pressure ulcer prevention / Michael Clark -- 8. Assessing a patient with a pressure ulcer / Nancy A. Stotts -- 9. Planning the care of a patient with a pressure ulcer / Moya J. Morison, Jane Harris and Jo Corlett -- 10. Wound management: cleansing agents and dressings / Liza Ovington -- 11. Wound management: surgical intervention / Jens Lykke Sorensen, Bo Jorgensen and Finn Gottrup -- 12. Wound management: physical modalities / Mary Dyson and Courtney Lyder -- 13. Nutritional factors in the aetiology, development and healing of pressure ulcers / Susan McLaren and Sue Green -- 14. Patient education / Barbara Pieper -- 15. Quality assurance and audit / Patricia R. Boynton -- 16. Advanced case studies / Moya J. Morison, Yvonne Franks and Tim Kilner |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Bedsores -- Prevention.
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Bedsores -- Treatment.
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| Author |
Morison, Moya J
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| ISBN |
0723431582 paperback |
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