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- Title
Managing chronic oedema and wet legs in the community: a service evaluation.
- Authors
Thomas, Melanie; Morgan, Karen; Humphreys, Ioan; Jehu, Diane; Jenkins, Linda
- Abstract
Patients with chronic oedema and 'wet legs' are frequently seen in the community setting, with research indicating that more than half of community nurses' caseloads are patients with chronic oedema. However, a lack of nurse education and standardised care pathways for this condition has been identified. In June 2016, the Welsh Government supported the development of the On the Ground Education Project (OGEP), which aimed to raise community nurses' awareness and recognition of chronic oedema and wet legs, to improve the management of these conditions, and to support the efficient use of community nurses' time and resources.
- Publication
Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987), 2017, Vol 32, Issue 11, p39
- ISSN
2047-9018
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.7748/ns.2017.e10951