The views of district nurses on their level of knowledge about the treatment of leg and foot ulcers

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-32

  Haram, Ruth ^a   Ribu, Elisabeth ^a   Rustøen, Tone ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LEG ULCER; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; BANDAGE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN CARE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BANDAGES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SKIN CARE;

EID: 0037264173     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjw.2003.4     Document Type: Article

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