Updated to include crucial new guidelines. New features include how to write realistic patient outcomes, expanded coverage of wound care products, legal implications, evidence-based standards of practice, contributions by a multidisciplinary team of consultants, and additional color for a more user-friendly design. Contents include wound care and prevention, fundamentals of wound care healing, wound assessment, outcome determination, documentation, wound care and procedures, legal and reimbursement considerations, wound care products, manufacturer resource guide, selected references, and an index.