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This is an exciting and challenging time for wound care clinicians as a new understanding of the biology of  healing wounds has given rise to many new wound care treatments and therapies. Although we are gaining new knowledge as to the biology of wound healing, “we can no longer care only for the wound itself; we must step back and look at the entire human being who happens to have a wound that needs healing. ”1 Being able to differentiate among the various treatment options, when and how to apply them, in what combinations, and when to change them has indeed become both an art and a science. “With the emergence of more complex products, we will be increasingly required to use these products ppropriately to maximize their impact. As a better understanding of the wound environment becomes available, our ability to tailor our approach and better treat the patient as a whole increases.” Providing quality care for your wound patients starts with an analysis of the patient’s indivi...

Instruction : download PDF please click on image Ebook Content : Chapter 1 The Physiology of Wound Healing 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Definitions associated with wounds 1 1.3 The structure of the skin 2 1.3.1 Dermis 2 1.3.2 Epidermis 2 1.4 Wound healing 3 1.4.1 Inflammation 4 1.4.2 Reconstruction 6 1.4.3 Epithelialisation 8 1.4.4 Maturation 9 1.5 Impaired wound healing 9 1.5.1 Hypertrophic scars 9 1.5.2 Keloids 10 1.5.3 Contractures 10 1.5.4 Acute to chronic wounds 10 1.6 Conclusion 11 Chapter 2 The Management of Patients with Wounds 13 2.1 Introduction 13 2.2 Physical care 13 2.2.1 Nutrition 13 2.2.2 Infection 19 2.2.3 Smoking 23 2.2.4 Diabetes mellitus 25 2.2.5 They physical effects of stress 26 2.2.6 Pain 27 2.2.7 Sleeping 30 2.2.8 Hypothermia 32 2.2.9 Steroids 33 2.2.10 Radiotherapy 34 2.3 Psychological care 35 2.3.1 Anxiety 35 2.3.2 Motivation and education 37 2.3.3 Body image 39 2.3.4 Other psychological problems 41 2.4 Spiritual care 43 Ch...