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Effect of nursing Instructions on wound healing among patients with venous leg ulcer
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Abstract
Venous leg ulcer (VLU) is the most severe and incapacitating outcome of chronic venous insufficiency in the lower limbs and accounts for 80 percent worldwide. It is a slow-healing wound. So, the nurse plays a crucial role in providing effective instructions to enhance leg ulcer healing. Aim: the aim of the current study was to evaluate the effect of nursing instructions on wound healing among patients with venous leg ulcer. Design: A quasiexperimental design (Comparison group pre/posttest design) was utilized. Setting: This study was conducted in Vascular Disease Outpatient Clinic and Inpatient, at Kaser EL-Aini Hospital. Subjects: A convenient sample of 60 adult male and female patients were enrolled in the current study Tools: (1) Demographic and medical data form, (2) Patient{u2019}s knowledge assessment of VLUs management and (3) Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment. Results: The study findings revealed that the mean age of the study and control group were 44.5±10.1 and 44.0±9.3 years respectively. Also 50 % and 23.3% of study and control group had venous leg ulcer from 1 < 3 months respectively. In addition, 33.3% and 50% of study and control group their BMI was 30 kg/m². All patients of the study group had satisfactory level of knowledge {u2265}75% at the 2nd and 4th week after nursing instructions. Concerning leg ulcer healing 83.3% of study group had minimum wound regeneration while 53.4% of the control groups had moderate wound regeneration at the 4thweek.Besides, there was a perfect negative correlation between total knowledge score and healing mean score of VLU of the study group r= -0.9 at p= 0.0001.Conclusion: The current study concluded that effective nursing instructions are very important in improving patient{u2019}s VLU wound healing. Recommendation: Illustrative booklet related to VLU healing measures should be available to well-known by all heath team members mainly nurses as well patients to enhance quality of self-care. Continuing education must be provided for nurses working in such area of specialty