Hyperbaric nursing and wound care / editor, Valerie Larson-Lohr, co-editors, Helen Norvell, Laura Josefsen, James R. Wilcox.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hyperbaric history and the nursing evolution -- Physiology of hyperbaric oxygen treatment -- Prescribing hyperbaric oxygen for wound healing : a question of time and pressure -- Make or buy : a critical look at outsourcing -- Operational management of comprehensive wound and hyperbaric centers -- Accreditation and regulation in hyperbaric and wound centers -- Operational and safety : common elements shared by hyperbaric facilities -- Management of the critically ill patient in the hyperbaric setting : nursing consideration and intervention -- Essentials of wound care -- Modern wound dressings -- Hyperbaric oxygen and the diabetic lower extremity wound -- Role of transcutaneous oxygen monitoring for the chronic wound patient -- Assessment and documentation of the nursing process -- Patient education -- Staffing competency and training -- Nursing research and evidence-based practice -- Performance improvement -- Legal implications of nursing -- Sample job description medical director comprehensive wound center -- Patient condition indicators for determining individual acuity.