Lower Extremity Wounds (PDF)

Lower limb wounds are frequently observed in clinical practice and
often present a real challenge for health care practitioners. Lower
extremity wound care requires a multidisciplinary approach
involving a number of different health care professionals in order
to achieve optimum patient care. Nurses and podiatrists, in
particular, are frequently involved in the assessment and
management of lower extremity wounds, often working in
partnership.

Lower Extremity Wounds: A problem-based learning approach is the
first wound care book that has been written as a joint venture by
experienced nurses and podiatrists, all with expert knowledge in
wound care. It highlights the importance of multi-professional
collaboration to encourage the crossing and dismantling of
professional boundaries, to increase understanding of each other's
roles, and ultimately to ensure that the patient receives the best
available evidence-based interventions during their health care
journey.

Taking a problem-based learning approach, each of the ten chapters
highlights best practice in the management of wounds by type,
discusses clinical guidelines and current evidence, and links this
theory to a clinical scenario thus bridging the theory to practice
gap. Numerous full-colour illustrations are used throughout the
book to visually enhance the reader's learning.

Aimed at both students and practitioners, this book is essential
reading for anyone involved in lower extremity wound care.