CarePartners has published a Wound Assessment Pocket Guide and DVD for health professionals on the move. The Pocket Guide was developed following the successful validation of the BWAT© Pictorial Guide by a group of wound care researchers from a variety of facilities. This full color, durable, 16 page, spiral bound, 4.25" x 5.5" booklet provides the wound care practitioner with essential tools for effective wound assessments.
This resource includes:
1. NPUAP Updated Staging System (2007)
2. Wong Faces © pain scale
3. Formula to calculate % healing over time
4. BWAT© Pictorial Guide© with enhanced descriptors
5. Braden Scale© for predicting pressure sore risk
In addition, a companion DVD is also available. The Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT©)Pictoral Guide© DVD contains a PowerPoint presentation with a recorded audio script, and a competency testing PowerPoint file containing 35 wounds with which to practice the BWAT© scoring. These can be used for teaching the BWAT© to groups or as a self-learning activity.
The Wound Assessment Pocket Guide is available for $19.00 Cdn plus shipping and handling. To obtain more information on the Guide or the DVD please send an email to resources@carepartners.ca
A Sample Page from the Guide
