Title Statements
- Full title :Pressure area care / edited by Karen Ousey.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2005.
- Edition:1. ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Blackwell
- Place of Publication:Oxford, UK
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2005.
The Physical Object
- Description:xix, 260 s. : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1405112255, 9781405112253
- oclc:ocn937089476
- LC Classification:RL675
- Dewey Decimal:616.5/4505
Table of Contents
The importance of effective pressure area care -- Anatomy and physiology of the skin and the wound healing process -- Aetiology of pressure ulcers and principles of pressure ulcer prevention -- Risk assessment -- Grading systems -- Pressure re-distributing devices and equipment -- Management of the established pressure ulcer -- The importance of accurate documentation, legal, ethical and policy issues -- The role of the inter-disciplinary team in pressure area care -- Continuing professional development.
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