Includes bibliographical references and index

Sect. 1. Introduction -- 1. A new approach to learning how to care for patients with wounds / Moya J. Morison -- 2. What is problem-based learning? / Kay Wilkie -- 3. Identifying your learning needs / Moya J. Morison -- 4. Finding information / Denis Anthony -- 5. A framework for patient assessment and care planning / Moya J. Morison -- Sect. 2. Case Studies -- 1. Pressure ulcers / Yvonne Franks -- 2. Ulcers of the leg and foot / Ysabel Bello and Ana Falabella -- 3. Chronic wounds associated with malignancy / Dorothy B. Doughty -- 4. Other chronic wounds / Dorothy B. Doughty and Linda Russell -- 5. Trauma / Cathy Hess -- Sect. 3. Wound Management Principles and Resources -- 6. The physiology of wound healing / Liza G. Ovington and Gregory S. Schultz -- 7. Wound infection: diagnosis and management / Nancy A. Stotts -- 8. Dressings and cleansing agents / Liza G. Ovington and David Eisenbud -- 9. Adjuvant therapies: ultrasound, laser therapy, electrical stimulation, hyperbaric oxygen and negative pressure therapy / Mary Dyson -- 10. Dermatological aspects of wound healing / Janice Cameron and Heather Newton -- 11. Nutritional screening, assessment and support / Susan McLaren -- 12. Pain assessment and management / David M. McNaughton and Sheila M. Nimmo -- 13. Health promotion and patient education / Nancy Tomaselli -- 14. Pressure ulcers / Jane Nixon -- 15. Leg ulcers / Moya J. Morison and Chris Moffatt -- 16. Other chronic wounds / Tami de Araujo and Robert S. Kirsner -- 17. Trauma and wound care / William J. Ennis, Wesley Valdes, Steven Salzman, Don Fishman and Patricio Meneses -- 18. Social and psychological issues / Jane Harris and Catherine Spence -- 19. Ethical issues / Mick Smith -- 20. Practice development and the role of the advanced practice nurse (APN) / Janice M. Beitz

"Chronic Wound Care used a problem-based learning approach. The book is a valuable resource, whether the approach taken to teaching the subject is 'pure' PBL, a hybrid approach, or where a more traditional approach is being taken. Its strengths lie in fostering skills which enable the reader to access knowledge from many sources and to solve complex clinical problems, which they may encounter in practice." "The text can be used by teachers as the basis of interactive small group work, in both higher education and practice settings. It can also be used by health care professionals for individual, independent learning."--BOOK JACKET