Along with Consulting Editor, Dr. Cynthia Bautista, Dr. Jenny Alderden has assembled an expert author list to contribute clinical reviews on best practices for improving outcomes in and prevention of pressure injuries. Articles are specifically devoted to the following topics: Risk Factors for Pressure Injury Development among Critical Care Patients; Best Practice in Pressure Injury Prevention among Critical Care Patients; Best Practices in Pressure Injury Treatment; Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment in Critically Ill Children; Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries; Unstageable Pressure Injuries: Identification, Treatment, and Outcomes among Critical Care Patients; Deep Tissue Pressure Injuries: Identification, Treatment, and Outcomes among Critical Care Patients; The Role of Nutrition in Pressure Injury Prevention and Healing; and Heel Pressure Injuries in the Adult Critical Care Population; Pressure Injury Prevention Considerations for Older Adults. Readers will come away with best practices for improving pressure injury outcomes in critical care patients.
Edited by:
Jenny G. Alderden PhD (University of Utah School of Medicine) Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 390g ISBN:9780323757072 ISBN 10: 0323757073 Series:The Clinics: Nursing Pages: 240 Publication Date:11 November 2020 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active