Section 1 Introduction

1. A new approach to learning how to care for patients with wounds
2. What is problem-based learning?
3. Identifying your learning needs
4. Finding information
5. A framework for patient assessment and care planning


Section 2 Case Studies

A Pressure ulcers
B Ulcers of the leg and foot
C Chronic wounds associated with malignancy
D Other chronic wounds
E Trauma
F Surgery


Section 3 Wound management principles and resources

A General principles
6. The physiology of wound healing
7. Wound infection: diagnosis and management
8. Dressings and cleansing agents
9. Adjuvant therapies: ultrasound, laser therapy, electrical stimulation, hyperbaric oxygen and negative pressure therapy
10. Dermatological aspects of wound healing
11. Nutritional assessment, assessment and support
12. Pain assessment and management
13. Health promotion and patient education
B Wound types
14. Pressure ulcers
15. Leg ulcers
16. Other chronic wounds
17. Trauma and wound care
C Professional issues
18. Social and psychological issues
19. Ethical issues
20. Practice development and the role of the advanced practice nurse