CHAPTER 8 Developing and maintaining a pressure ulcer prevention program Ruth A. Bryant, Denise P. Nix Objectives 1. Explain three justifications for a pressure ulcer prevention program. 2. Distinguish between…
CHAPTER 29 Noncompliance, nonadherence, or barriers to a sustainable plan? Denise P. Nix, Ben Peirce Objectives 1. List potential barriers to achieving a sustainable wound management plan. 2. Describe interventions…
CHAPTER 13 Lymphedema Catherine R. Ratliff Objectives 1. Describe the pathophysiology of lymphedema. 2. Identify and describe two types of lymphedema. 3. Distinguish the difference between lymphedema and lipedema. 4….
CHAPTER 11 Arterial ulcers Dorothy B. Doughty Objectives 1. Describe etiologic factors, risk factors, pathophysiology, typical presentation, and principles of management for arterial ulcers. 2. Describe essential assessment for the…
CHAPTER 1 Principles for practice development Ruth A. Bryant, Denise P. Nix Objectives 1. Describe the services provided by the wound specialist. 2. Identify a certification process that is legally…
CHAPTER 17 Wound debridement Janet M. Ramundo Objectives 1. Describe the role of debridement in the wound healing process. 2. List contraindications to debridement. 3. Distinguish between selective and nonselective…
CHAPTER 4 Wound-healing physiology Dorothy B. Doughty, Bonnie Sparks-DeFriese Objectives 1. Compare and contrast wound-healing processes for each type of closure: primary intention, secondary intention, and tertiary intention. 2. Distinguish…
CHAPTER 16 Wound infection: diagnosis and management Nancy A. Stotts Objectives 1. Compare and contrast the continuum of bacterial bioburden, including contamination, colonization, critical colonization, biofilm, and wound infection. 2….
CHAPTER 2 Billing, reimbursement, and setting up a clinic Deanna Vargo, Ruth A. Bryant Objectives 1. Describe how wound clinics may differ with regard to their management, location, and services…
CHAPTER 39 Percutaneous tube management Ruth A. Bryant Objectives 1. Identify two primary reasons for using percutaneous tubes. 2. Distinguish among the placement approaches for gastrostomy and jejunostomy, including indications…
