Compression bandaging for venous leg ulcers: The essentialness of a willing patient

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 350-359

  Annells, Merilyn ^a   O'Neill, Janine ^b   Flowers, Charne ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Wound Management   (Canada)

^c Helen Macpherson Smith Institute of Community Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Best practice; Compression bandaging; Descriptive research; District nursing; Qualitative research; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VARICOSE ULCER; VICTORIA;

EID: 38149062592     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01996.x     Document Type: Article

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