Nurses' knowledge about venous leg ulcer care: A literature review

International Nursing Review

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 194-202

  Ylonen M ^a   Stolt, M ^a   Leino Kilpi, H ^a,b   Suhonen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Literature review; Nurse; Nursing; Venous leg ulcer

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PROCEDURES; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84900824869     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inr.12088     Document Type: Article

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