Venous leg ulcers

Introduction

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The nursing management of patients with venous leg ulcers. Recommendations

This guidance provides recommendations for patients with venous leg ulcers. The recommendations cover assessment, compression therapy, cleansing, debridement, dressings, skin grafts and skin replacements, contact sensitivity, therapeutic ultrasound, laser, electrotherapy, topical negative pressure and pharmacological agents, training/education and quality assurance.

The management of patients with venous leg ulcers. Implementation guide

This guide sets out a number of techniques and practical ways to implement clinical guidelines.

The management of patients with venous leg ulcers. Guide to involving users

This guide to patient involvement in improving venous leg ulcer services is targeted at older people who receive community-based leg ulcer treatment in their own homes, in a primary care clinic, or in a care home. It offers an approach to involving patients in improving the services they use. The guide forms part of a resource pack to improve the management of venous leg ulcers.

The management of patients with venous leg ulcers. Audit protocol

This protocol was originally developed for the National Sentinel Audit management of leg ulcers. It was designed for community nurses working in leg ulcer clinics as well as home care-based practice.

The management of patients with venous leg ulcers. Report of the National Sentinel Audit Pilot Project

The aim of the National Sentinel Audit Project was to improve the care give to people with leg ulcers.

The management of patients with venous leg ulcers. Recommendations

This guideline for the management of venous leg ulcers covers recommendations for assessment, compression therapy, cleansing, debridement, dressing, contact sensitivity, training/education and quality assurance.

  • Publication type: RCN Clinical guideline (Recommendations)
  • Publication date: 1998
  • Review date: This guideline was reviewed in September 2006
  • RCN publication code: 000 987
  • Availability: Hard copy only available in the RCN Library catalogue.

The management of patients with venous leg ulcers. Technical Report

Part 1 covers guideline objectives and methods of guideline development.

Part 2 covers recommendations for assessment, compression therapy, cleansing, debridement, dressing, contact sensitivity, training/education and quality assurance.