Feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of wound care? Skip the confusion—get fast, clear answers with the newly updated Wound Care Facts Made Incredibly Quick! ®, 2nd edition.

This friendly pocket resource can bring the right information, skills, and confidence to your studies and on-the-job performance, with top-to-bottom guidance on areas including assessment, differential diagnoses, dressings, treatment plans, and daily management. With at-a-glance answers and clear, concise direction, this is the ideal on-the-spot guide for nurses, nursing students, instructors, and all healthcare practitioners to effectively manage wounds.

Take the expert tour through the latest wound care protocols, with:

• NEW and updated content in colorful, quick-read format with bulleted content
• NEW and updated tables, photos, drawings, and diagrams
• Pocket-sized, spiral-bound format that provides on-the-go access to expert guidance
• Brightly colored tabs to aid quick, easy, and on-the-spot research
• Laminated, wipe-clean pages for easy notetaking and erasing
• Dozens of colorful diagrams and illustrations outlining the core concepts and skills needed for successful wound care , including
  • Wound and skin assessment tools, procedures, monitoring, and long-term care
  • Easy-to-follow explanations of skin anatomy and physiology
  • Step-by-step how-tos for current treatment algorithms and assessment skills
  • How-tos for procedures such as dry sterile dressings, wet-to-dry dressings, wound cultures, and wound packing
  • Pressure injuries, including preventative strategies
  • Strategies for managing pressure, arterial, venous, and diabetic ulcers
  • Wound care products, including cleansers and medications
  • Patient teaching points

• Clarifies complex terms and concepts – easy-to-follow guidance on basic wound care assessment, procedures, monitoring, and long-term care, including:
  • Wound classifications
  • Wound healing stages
  • Vascular functions
  • Classifications of interventions, including antibiotic and antibacterials, debridement, oxygenation, dressings, and bandages
  • Diagnostic tests, treatments, and wrappings for a wide range of wounds, including vascular and arterial ulcers
  •  “Nurse Joy” and “Jake” to provide expert insights and encouragement on interventions and problem-solving