Pressure area care

Pressure area care

by Ousey, Karen

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Pressure area care / edited by Karen Ousey.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2005.
  • Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Blackwell
  • Place of Publication:Oxford, UK
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2005.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xix, 260 pages : : illustrations ; : 19 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1405112255, 9781405112253
  • oclc:on1131545582
  • LC Classification:WY 154.5 P935 2005
  • 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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Subjects

Bedsores -- Prevention Escarres de décubitus -- Prévention Nursing nursing (health science) Soins infirmiers

Writers

Ousey, Karen

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