Clinical Guide to Skin and Wound Care, 7th Edition

Clinical Guide to Skin and Wound Care, Seventh Edition by Cathy Thomas Hess is a compact, practical, and clearly organized resource designed to support optimal skin and wound care in everyday clinical practice. Updated to reflect current best nursing practices, this guide helps clinicians accurately assess, plan, document, and monitor wound care while balancing patient needs with cost-effective care. It is an essential day-to-day companion for both individual practitioners and healthcare institutions.

Key Features

• Thoroughly updated Seventh Edition with current best practices in skin and wound care
• New chapters on lymphedema and best practices in wound management
• Updated guidance on skin care products to support appropriate product selection
• Current documentation regulations, with checklists to accurately track wound healing
• Coverage of negative pressure wound therapy and modern data capture methods
• Two-part structure: Part 1: Fundamentals of skin and wound care, including assessment, prevention, nutrition, treatment, documentation, regulatory processes, and chronic wound management
• Part 2: A–Z profiles of more than 300 skin and wound care products with photos
• Full-color wound photo section for visual reference
• Benchmark outcomes to support quality improvement
• Practical tools such as wound checklists and take-away chapter highlights
• Designed for accurate, evidence-based, and cost-effective wound care delivery

Product Details

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781609136796
• ISBN-13: 978-1609136796
• ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1609136799
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication date: 01/05/2012
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Edition number: 7