Now in its second edition, the Wound Care Certification Study Guide is fully updated with the latest clinical practices and regulatory and reimbursement information. Drs. Shah, Sheffield, and Fife, considered experts in the field of wound care, have collaborated to create the best possible study resource for these important examinations.

Rev. ed. of: Acute and chronic wounds / [edited by] Ruth A. Bryant, Denise P. Nix. 3rd ed. c2007.

Written by expert clinicians, Core Curriculum Wound Management, 2nd Edition is one of the few nursing texts to offer the basic pathology, physiology and current clinical skills required for high-level wound care. This is essential content for those seeking WOC certification, including nursing students in wound care programs; nurses involved in wound care; nurses in gastroenterology, urology, and surgical nursing; graduate nursing students and nursing faculty.

Written by renowned wound care experts Sharon Baranoski and Elizabeth Ayello, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of experts, this handbook covers all aspects of wound assessment, treatment, and care.

***Includes Practice Test Questions*** WCC Exam Secrets helps you ace the Wound Care Certification Examination, without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive WCC Exam Secrets study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic and concept that you need to know to ace your test. Our original research reveals specific weaknesses that you can exploit to increase your exam score more than you've ever imagined. WCC Exam Secrets includes: The 5 Secret Keys to WCC Exam Success: Time is Your Greatest Enemy, Guessing is Not Guesswork, Practice Smarter, Not Harder, Prepare, Don't Procrastinate, Test Yourself; A comprehensive General Strategy review including: Make Predictions, Answer the Question, Benchmark, Valid Information, Avoid Fact Traps, Milk the Question, The Trap of Familiarity, Eliminate Answers, Tough Questions, Brainstorm, Read Carefully, Face Value, Prefixes, Hedge Phrases, Switchback Words, New Information, Time Management, Contextual Clues, Don't Panic, Pace Yourself, Answer Selection, Check Your Work, Beware of Directly Quoted Answers, Slang, Extreme Statements, Answer Choice Families; The Top Keys to Taking the Examination: Test Taking Tips, Things Not to Forget, Warnings to Remember; A simple Pharmacology Overview, A comprehensive Medical review including: Nervous System, Signs and Symptoms, Major Hormones, Respiratory System, Cardiac Review, Breathing Sounds, Maternal Responses, Psychological Processes, Blood and Urine Values, Developmental Milestones, Organ Functions, Burn and Wound Care; A comprehensive Wound Care Definitions Review, A comprehensive Wound Evaluations review including: Arterial Tests, Venous Tests, Arterial Ulcers, Venous Ulcers, Pressure Ulcers, Diabetic Ulcers, Wound Cleansing, Wound Irrigation, Ideal Wound Dressing, Absorbency of Wound Dressings, Debridement Techniques, Key Points to Review, Wound Staging for Pressure Ulcers, and much more...

Ostomy Management, First Edition, is one of three volumes in the Series that follows the Curriculum Blueprint designed by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN). It is the ideal reference for anyone seeking certification as an ostomy or continence nurse, as well as anyone who manages patients needing fecal and urinary diversions, or ostomy management.

***Includes Practice Test Questions*** Get the test prep help you need to become a certified wound specialist. The Certified Wound Specialist Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. Secrets of the CWS Exam Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the CWS Exam. Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the CWS Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer. Secrets of the CWS Exam Study Guide includes: A detailed overview of the Certified Wound Specialist Exam, An in-depth look at general principles of assessment, A guide to general principles of management, An analysis of pressure ulcers, A breakdown of lower extremity ulcers, An examination of other types of wounds, Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations. It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the American Academy of Wound Management (AAWM) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam. The General Principles of Assessment section covers: Anatomy and physiology of skin structures, Nutrition and malnutrition, Factors affecting the skin, Wound healing, Diagnostic testing. The General Principles of Management section covers: Peri-wound skin protection, Types of dressing, Types of pain, Negative pressure therapy. The Pressure Ulcers section covers: Risk factors, Causes, Support surfaces. The Lower Extremity Ulcers section covers: Assessment of lower extremities, Lower-extremity venous disease (LEVD), Diabetic ulcers, Static compression therapy, Lymphedema. The Other Types of Wounds section covers: Treatment for