A complete practical guide to wound care, for both learners and practitioners.
Wound Management: Principles and Practices is the most thorough, up-to-date practical learning resource on wound management for physical therapy students and general practitioners. It's been cited as the reference text for preparing students to pass the Certified Wound Specialist Certification exam. Opening with the basic science of wounds and wound healing, Myers then presents the nuts and bolts of wound examination and intervention and, finally, detailed information for managing various types of wounds. Integrated case studies prepare students to make sound clinical decisions for holistic care interventions. The 4th Edition includes the most current wound care information available.
For physical therapy education programs covering wound management; and for clinicians (including PT, PTA, OT, and nursing) involved in treating patients with, or at risk for, open wounds or lymphedema.
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About our authors Betsy Myers, DHS, MPT, OCS, CWS, CLT, is an assistant professor of physical therapy at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a staff physical therapist at Saint Francis Health Care System. Dr. Myers received a master's degree in physical therapy from Northwestern University in 1992 and a Doctor of Health Sciences from the University of Indianapolis in 2013. She is a certified wound specialist and a certified lymphedema therapist. She is also an orthopedic certified specialist and an advanced credentialed clinical instructor.
Dr. Myers has worked in a variety of clinical settings within regional healthcare systems, including acute care, transitional care, a rehabilitation unit, wound care clinic, general outpatient care, sports medicine, aquatic therapy, work hardening and a diabetic foot clinic. She joined the outpatient physical therapy staff at Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in September 2008, where she continues to work on school breaks.
In addition to Wound Management: Principles and Practice, Dr. Myers has authored two chapters in Integumentary Essentials: Preferred Physical Therapist Practice Patterns. She has given numerous local, regional and national presentations, and teaches several continuing education courses on wound management, lymphedema, oncology and orthopedics.
Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, CWS, CLT, CLWT, is an associate professor of physical therapy at Nova Southeastern University. She presents nationally and internationally on the management of patients with open wounds and lymphedema.
SECTION I: BASIC SCIENCE
Integumentary Anatomy
Wound Healing
Factors Affecting Wound Healing
SECTION II: WOUND EXAMINATION AND INTERVENTIONS
Examination of Patients with Open Wounds
Debridement
Management of Infection
Dressing Selection and Bandaging
Biophysical Agents
Holistic Management of Patients with Wounds
SECTION III: WOUND TYPES
Arterial Insufficiency Ulcers
Venous Insufficiency Ulcers
Pressure Ulcers
Neuropathic Ulcers
Burns
Lymphedema
Miscellaneous Wounds
Basic Dermatology
Appendices
Glossary
Case Studies
Answers to Checkpoint and Chapter Review Questions
Total Contact Casting Procedure and Patient Instructions
