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Ostomy Wound Management - Topics in Wound Care
Wound Care Certification:
Wound Care Certification - Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB®)
WOCN - About Us - Profile of WOCN Society
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Here are some other links for Wound/Ostomy care:
World Wide Wounds - The Electronic Journal of Wound Management Practice (including woundcare, wound care, wounds, and dressings).
Advances in Skin & Wound Care - home
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Still other links: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP)
http://www.bradenscale.com/freeproducts.htm
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Here's another one: Nurse to Nurse: Wound Care Expert Inventions
The latest information on wound care in a comprehensive portable resource
In McGraw-Hill’s Nurse to Nurse: Wound Care you’ll find concise, yet comprehensive coverage of:
- Principles behind acute as well as chronic wound care
- Assessment and evaluation principles
- How to stage or classify any wound
- Practical hints on wound measurement and wound care
- Documentation and reimbursement tips
- Wound care suggestions along with advantages and disadvantages to help you make fully informed decisions
- The most current scientific evidence on wound care
Written by the chair of the Education Committee of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Association, all of the latest information on wound care is now available literally at your fingertips.
- All the considerations that must be made when treating wounds of differing pathophysiology and in multiple healthcare settings
The Nurse to Nurse series is specifically designed to simulate the teaching experience nurses learn best from: trusted mentors carefully explaining what they must do in specific clinical situations. This series brings the wisdom and experience of some of the experts to non-specialist nurses in clinical care.
Table of contents
Chapter 1: Ethical Consideration in Wound Evaluation and Management
Chapter 2: Principles of Skin and Wound Care
Chapter 3: Pressure Ulcer Assessment and Management Principles
Chapter 4: Lower Extremity Wounds of Venous Insufficiency
Chapter 5: Arterial Insufficiency, Ulcer Assessment, and Management Principles
Chapter 6: Neuropathic and Diabetic Ulcer Assessment and Management Principles
Chapter 7: Lymphedema
Chapter 8: Assessment of Other Wound Types
Chapter 9: Wound Management, Products, and Support Surface Selection
Chapter 10: Skin Assessment and Documentation