Wound Care: A Collaborative Practice Manual for Physical Therapists and Nurses [Hardcover]

Carrie Sussman (Editor), Barbara M. Bates-Jensen (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0834207486 | ISBN-13: 978-0834207486 | Publication Date: January 15, 1998 | Edition: 1st

...an easy-to-use, handy manual providing basic information on wound-care therapies with a case-management approach... includes algorithms for decision making and emphasizes outcome criteria.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 494 pages
• Publisher: Aspen Pub; 1st edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0834207486
• ISBN-13: 978-0834207486
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #902,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best pressure ulcer reference available, February 2, 1999

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Sandra Olson (Port Angeles, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wound Care: A Collaborative Practice Manual for Physical Therapists and Nurses (Hardcover)

This is a great reference for pressure ulcers, surgical wounds, vascular ulcers, and management of neuropathies. I found the title misleading because I expected it to cover all types of wounds including treatment of fresh lacerations and puncture wounds from accidents. If your looking for information on these last two subjects, this is not the book to use. However, if you care for people with pressure ulcer risk or wounds, diabetic risks, surgical incisions, or venous or arterial ulcers in long term care, rehab, home health, or are a wound care specialist, this reference is the definitive resource. As an RN who works in a multidisciplinary environment with PTs, I found the information on the PT role in wound management collaboration very informative. It actually has a section on managing wound healing with physical therapy technologies such as diathermy, ultrasound, and electrical stimulation to name a few. If you prefer to buy hard cover books for your reference library, don't let the "paperback" disuade you. This book is really a hardback similar in type to school textbooks.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Tool for Multidisciplinary Wound Management, June 30, 1999

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This review is from: Wound Care: A Collaborative Practice Manual for Physical Therapists and Nurses (Hardcover)

As a Physical Therapist and head of a rural health consortium's wound management team, I found this to be an invaluable tool for assesment, planning, monitoring and reimbursement. I feel this is the best clinical resource currently available for PTs.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a basic wound care reference for inexperienced clinicians, March 15, 1999

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This review is from: Wound Care: A Collaborative Practice Manual for Physical Therapists and Nurses (Hardcover)

if you're looking for wound care decision pathways, protocols, documentation guidelines and how-to instructions on basic dressing change type wound care - then this is the book for you. the book's shortcomings are an almost complete lack of specificity on therapeutic interventions such as debridement techniques designed to activate certain tissue processes, and a wordy superficiality in most of the text. not a text for physicians or experienced clinicians looking for sophisticated interventions. a good comprehensive guide for beginners