AAWM has created a Wound Care Book Store in association with Amazon.com to help those who wish to prepare for the Wound Management Board Certification Exam.

There is not one standard textbook recommended for studying for the CWS_^® examination. Any of the comprehensive wound care texts listed below may be of benefit as a review for a variety of topics, however, questions may come from the following books as well as industry journals.

AAWM does not sell books or recommend their purchase. The Amazon.com link below is offered only as a service.

AAWM has listed sites in addition to Amazon.com for some of the books.

Wound Care : A Collaborative Practice Manual for Physical Therapists and Nurses by Carrie Sussman (Editor), Barbara Bates-Jensen (Editor) Price: $85.00, Paperback. 256 pgs. (January 1998) Aspen Publishers, Inc.; ISBN: 0834207486 Other sites: Barnes&Noble.com, ecampus.com

Chronic Wound Care: A Clinical Source Book for Healthcare Professionals by Drs. Diane Krasner (Editor), Gary Sibbald (Editor), George T. Rodeheaver (Editor) Price: $79.95, Softcover; $99.95, Hardcover. 782 pgs. 3rd edition. HMP Communications Other sites: ecampus.com, Abebooks.com, Alibris.com

Acute and Chronic Wounds : Nursing Management by Ruth Bryant (Editor) Hardcover (June 2000) Mosby Inc.; ISBN: 1556644108 Other sites: Argospress.com, ecampus.com, Alibris.com

Clinical Wound Management by Prem P. Gogia Price: $35.00, Paperback. (January 1995) Slack, Inc.; ISBN: 1556422342

Wound Healing : Alternatives in Management (Contemporary Perspectives in Rehabilitation) by Joseph M. McCulloch (Editor), Luther C. Kloth (Editor) Price: $49.95, Hardcover. 442 pgs. 3rd edition (August 2001) F A Davis Co; ISBN: 0803608330

The Molecular and Cellular Biology of Wound Repair (The Language of Science) by R. A. F. Clark (Editor) Price: $162.00, Hardcover. 2nd edition (April 2002) Plenum Pub Corp; ISBN: 030645159X Other sites: ecampus.com

Clinical Guide to Wound Care by Cathy Thomas Hess Price: $34.95, Paperback. 487 pgs. 4th Spiral edition (January 2002) Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers; ISBN: 1582551693 Other sites: half.com, ecampus.com, Biggerbooks.com

Levin and O'Neal's the Diabetic Foot by John H. Bowker, Michael A. Pfeifer Price: $119.00, Hardcover. 6th edition (January 2001) Mosby-Year Book; ISBN: 155664471X

Additional Reading Materials:

AHCPR Wound Care Guidelines
The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research pressure ulcer prevention guidelines is now available on-line.

University of Pennsylvania Venous Leg Ulcer Guidelines
The Department of Rehab Medicine at UPenn is happy to provide guidelines upon request. Please visit this website for contact information, or contact Arlene at 215-898-4969 to order a copy. Please note that the mailing address should include "3400 Spruce Street" in addition to what is posted.

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