Reconstructive plastic surgical nursing clinical management & wound care - Storch, Jill E. (Blackwell Pub., 2005)
Includes bibliographical references and index
"Reconstructive Plastic Surgical Nursing" is 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