The Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers

Written and edited by an international team of expert contributors, each chapter will open with chapter learning objectives and contain self-assessment questions and activities for self-directed learning. Chapters will be fully referenced and contain new colour artwork, tables, key points, assessment, summary and guideline boxes and colour clinical photographs.General principles of assessment and treatment, including latest knowledge on wound dressings and nutritional supportExploration of novel treatments such as electroptherapies and ultrasoundState-of-the-art chapter on surgical managementA range of professional issues, such as quality assurance and clinical audit; health economicsA patient-centred approach, looking at such issues as health-related quality of life, and the principles of involving patients and their carers in care planning and decision makingThe book will be set apart from others in the field by being holistic and client-centered, making it particularly attractive to nurse educators and undergraduate and postgraduate nurses.