Julie Vuolo, Irene Anderson, Jacqui Fletcher Wound Care Made Incredibly Easy!

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Drawing on current UK and European guidance and soundly rooted in current standards of practice, Wound Care Made Incredibly Easy! UK Edition is an essential source of information for any nurse new to wound care practice in the UK. It covers all the fundamentals of wound care including wound healing, wound assessment, cleansing and dressing selection, and adjunctive therapies, and has dedicated chapters on diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, and vascular ulceration. Wound Care Made Incredibly Easy! UK Edition includes a chapter on accountability and legal issues. A must for every pre-registration and newly qualified nurse, this chapter includes sections on the role of key organisations such as the NMC and NICE, healthcare quality control mechanisms, patients' rights, and the fundamentals of litigation.