Lower Extremity Wounds

Lower limb wounds are frequently observed in clinical practice andoften present a real challenge for health care practitioners. Lowerextremity wound care requires a multidisciplinary approachinvolving a number of different health care professionals in orderto achieve optimum patient care. Nurses and podiatrists, inparticular, are frequently involved in the assessment andmanagement of lower extremity wounds, often working inpartnership.
Lower Extremity Wounds: A problem-based learning approach is thefirst wound care book that has been written as a joint venture byexperienced nurses and podiatrists, all with expert knowledge inwound care. It highlights the importance of multi-professionalcollaboration to encourage the crossing and dismantling ofprofessional boundaries, to increase understanding of each other'sroles, and ultimately to ensure that the patient receives the bestavailable evidence-based interventions during their health carejourney.
Taking a problem-based learning approach, each of the ten chaptershighlights best practice in the management of wounds by type,discusses clinical guidelines and current evidence, and links thistheory to a clinical scenario thus bridging the theory to practicegap. Numerous full-colour illustrations are used throughout thebook to visually enhance the reader's learning.
Aimed at both students and practitioners, this book is essentialreading for anyone involved in lower extremity wound care.