Clinical Guide to Wound Care (Spiral-bound)

by Cathy Thomas Hess (Author)

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Product Description
Wound Care Strategies, Inc., Harrisburg, PA. Brandon/Hill Nursing List first-purchase selection (#354). Pocket outline includes the latest CWOCN certification guidelines and evidence-based standards of practice. Nutrition in wound healing is included. Previous edition: c2000. Wire-spiral binding. DNLM: Wounds and Injuries--nursing--Handbooks.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 487 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 4th edition (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582551693
• ISBN-13: 978-1582551692
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #326,190 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wound Care, A Clinical Guide, May 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Wound Care (Spiral-bound)

This book is an excellent nursing resource for wound care. The opening provides a quick review of wounds and the healing process. It then moves on to proper wound assessment techniques, staging, and measurement. A section is dedicated to describing product types used for the prevention of decubitis ulcers. What I found most helpful in the nursing field was the wound care product descriptions. The book gives a general overview of product types and catagories then procedes to list specific brand name products. Each product is pictured for easier identification. The sizes of each product are listed along with the action, indications, contra-indications, and application/removal methods. This is excellent for product comparison as well as referral. I would suggest this for any nurse interested in wound care. It would also be a great reference book for nursing units that treat various wounds.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a list of wound care products, not a text on doing woundcare, March 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wound Care (Nurse's Clinical Guide) (Spiral-bound)

if you're looking for a comprehensive listing of wound care products (dressings, gels, etc.) then this book is a good resource. my only complaint is that it is misleadingly titled. only a brief, introductory section of the book actually discusses wound care, and it does it in such a short space that it is useless to the beginner (because it lacks detail and specificity) and useless to the experienced clinician (because it lacks in-depth analysis and meaningful references). it certainly does list just about every single wound product you can mention, though. it should have been titled "the wound care product PDR"

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Product information is wonderful, October 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Wound Care (Nurse's Clinical Guide) (Spiral-bound)

I am a wound care specialist, in the home care setting, this book has been very beneficial . I use this book as a PDR for wound care products. This book is also a wonderful teaching/ educational aide to those not familer w/ wound care products.