Topical management
CHAPTER 18 Topical management Bonnie Sue Rolstad, Ruth A. Bryant, Denise P. Nix Objectives 1. Identify three principles of wound management. 2. Describe the characteristics of a physiologic wound environment….
Skin and wound inspection and assessment
CHAPTER 6 Skin and wound inspection and assessment Denise P. Nix Objectives 1. Differentiate between skin inspection and skin assessment. 2. List six factors to consider when assessing darkly pigmented…
Hyperbaric oxygenation
CHAPTER 22 Hyperbaric oxygenation Craig L. Broussard Objectives 1. List at least two indications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. 2. List at least two contraindications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. 3. Explain…
Skin care needs of the obese patient
CHAPTER 35 Skin care needs of the obese patient Susan Gallagher Camden Objectives 1. Define obesity. 2. Describe necessary accommodations in the physical environment for the obese patient. 3. Identify…
Traumatic wounds: bullets, blasts, and vehicle crashes
CHAPTER 31 Traumatic wounds: bullets, blasts, and vehicle crashes John Christopher Graybill, Alexander Stojadinovic, David R. Crumbley, Eric Elster Objectives 1. Identify the five most common war wounds. 2. Describe…
Nutritional assessment and support
CHAPTER 27 Nutritional assessment and support Nancy A. Stotts Objectives 1. Compare and contrast the pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of protein malnutrition, protein-calorie malnutrition, and obesity. 2. Identify how starvation…
Perfusion and oxygenation
CHAPTER 28 Perfusion and oxygenation JoAnne D. Whitney Objectives 1. Identify and describe two factors that impair perfusion and related wound repair processes. 2. Describe the microcirculation and tissue oxygen…
Managing wound pain
CHAPTER 26 Managing wound pain Harriet W. Hopf, Dag Shapshak, Scott Junkins Objectives 1. State three strategies for managing procedural wound pain. 2. State three strategies for managing nonprocedural wound…
Intrinsic diseases and uncommon cutaneous wounds
CHAPTER 30 Intrinsic diseases and uncommon cutaneous wounds Ruth A. Bryant Objectives 1. Differentiate between staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and between graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and…
