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Reconstructive Plastic Surgical Nursing: Clinical Management and Wound Care

by Jill E. Storch

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Publisher Comments:

Reconstructive Plastic Surgical Nursingis a practical manual for all nurses involved in plastic surgical care. Plastic or reconstructive surgery serves to restore form and function following trauma (accidents, injuries and burns), congenital defects, or illness (cancer and neoplasms, pressure sores, and degenerative illness).

Nursing these patients requires specialist training in complex clinical management and specialist wound care. This book is a unique definitive and comprehensive text for nurses providing a practical, highly illustrated guide to plastic surgical care.

  • Definitive, comprehensive text on plastic surgical care

  • A unique, practical handbook

  • Provides evidence-based guidelines for all aspects of patient care

  • Explores reconstructive plastic surgical care from head to toe

  • Illustrated in full colour throughout

Book News Annotation:

Storch (Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Research Unit, University of Melbourne, Australia) and Rice (Wound Foundation of Australia) present a practical manual for nurses involved in plastic surgical care, especially beginning practitioners and nurses working in integrated surgical units. Material is organized to cover the patient's pathway through preoperative, operative, and postoperative care, with sections on a practice framework, wound management, perioperative theater management, and applied reconstructive plastic surgical nursing. Color and b&w photos and illustrations are included.
Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book News Annotation:

Storch (Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Research Unit, University of Melbourne, Australia) and Rice (Wound Foundation of Australia) present a practical manual for nurses involved in plastic surgical care, especially beginning practitioners and nurses working in integrated surgical units. Material is organized to cover the patient's pathway through preoperative, operative, and postoperative care, with sections on a practice framework, wound management, perioperative theater management, and applied reconstructive plastic surgical nursing. Color and b&w photos and illustrations are included. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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About the Author

'Jill Storchis Research Associate (nursing) and education consultant (nursing) at The Jack Brockhoff Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Research Foundation, Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne, Australia.

Jan Riceis Manager Education & Clinical Services, Wound Foundation of Australia Ltd and Monash University.'

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Table of Contents

Section I Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Nursing Practice: Foundation and Practice Framework.

Section II Wound Management -

Reconstructive Plastic Surgical Nursing.

Section III Peri-Operative Theatre/Room Management -

General Principles Of Care.

Section IV Applied Reconstructive Plastic Surgical Nursing 1.

Section V Applied Reconstructive Plastic Surgical Nursing 2.

Section VI Applied Reconstructive Plastic Surgical Nursing 3

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781405101653
Subtitle:
Clinical Management and Wound Care
Author:
Storch, Jill E.
Author:
Rice, Jan
Publisher:
Blackwell Publishing Professional
Subject:
Surgery - Plastic & Cosmetic
Subject:
Surgery, Plastic
Subject:
Nursing - General
Subject:
Nursing
Subject:
Nursing - Management & Leadership
Subject:
Wounds and injuries -- Nursing.
Subject:
Surgery, Plastic -- Methods.
Copyright:
2005
Publication Date:
October 2005
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
470
Dimensions:
10.18x7.38x1.16 in. 2.94 lbs.
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