How can community nurses improve quality of life for patients with leg ulcers?

Chamanga, Edwin Tapiwa RGN, MSc

AUTHOR Edwin Tapiwa Chamanga, RGN, MSc skin integrity skills and treatments (student), is tissue viability nurse, City and Hackney Primary Care Trust.

Nursing Times 106(10):p 15-17, March 16, 2010.

ABSTRACT

Researchers have explored how leg ulceration affects patients' quality of life but little has been written about the role of community nurses in the assessment and management of life quality in these patients. This article describes how leg ulcers affect quality of life and the challenges nurses face in understanding patients' subjective experience. Practical recommendations are made for improving this aspect of care.