This volume in the new Core Curriculum series from WOCN® covers Wound Management , and is the crucial text for nurses practicing or studying wound care. It offers pathology and physiology basics in easy-to-grasp terms, while providing expert guidance on patient management. The perfect study guide for the wound, ostomy and continence (WOC) certification exams, it also provides step-by-step direction on essential nursing procedures.The evidence-based, easy-to-follow format of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society„¢ Core Curriculum: Wound Management facilitates your comprehension of: o Skin anatomy and physiologyo Physiology of wound healingo Principles of wound assessment and managemento Nutritional assessment and support.Step-by-step instruction leads you through care planning and delivery, including oncology-related skin and wound care, and palliative care.o End-of-chapter Q&As help you remember all vital pointso Clinical pearls highlight important takeawayso Numerous full-color photos, diagrams, and tables aid understanding of vital topics.Practical directions cover:o Wound cleansing and dressing selectiono Skin and soft tissue injury caused by mechanical factorso Pressure ulcer preventiono Venous, arterial, and neuropathic woundso Wounds due to lower-extremity arterial disease and neuropathic diseaseo Surgical woundso Management of patients with percutaneous tubes; fistula managemento Skin and wound care for neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, and bariatric populations, and the spinal cord-injured patient.Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society„¢ Core Curriculum: Wound Management is essential for nursing students in wound care programs; nurses involved in wound care; nurses in gastroenterology, urology, and surgical nursing; graduate nursing students; those seeking WOC certification or recertification; and nursing faculty.Also available as an e-book at other major retailers