Chronic Wound Care

Section 1 Introduction 1. A new approach to learning how to care for patients with wounds 2. What is problem-based learning? 3. Identifying your learning needs 4. Finding information 5. A framework for patient assessment and care planning Section 2 Case Studies A Pressure ulcers B Ulcers of the leg and foot C Chronic wounds associated with malignancy D Other chronic wounds E Trauma F Surgery Section 3 Wound management principles and resources A General principles 6. The physiology of wound healing 7. Wound infection: diagnosis and management 8. Dressings and cleansing agents 9. Adjuvant therapies: ultrasound, laser therapy, electrical stimulation, hyperbaric oxygen and negative pressure therapy 10. Dermatological aspects of wound healing 11. Nutritional assessment, assessment and support 12. Pain assessment and management 13. Health promotion and patient education B Wound types 14. Pressure ulcers 15. Leg ulcers 16. Other chronic wounds 17. Trauma and wound care C Professional issues 18. Social and psychological issues 19. Ethical issues 20. Practice development and the role of the advanced practice nurse