title: Decision making in prevention and treatment of arterial leg ulcers: use of patho-flow diagramming.
abstract: Ulceration is a serious outcome of arterial occlusive disease. The nurse must learn when interventions are appropriate and under what conditions. One method that is useful for decision making by the advanced nurse or for teaching of decision making to the novice nurse is the use of patho-flow modeling. Patho-flow modeling was devised at the University of Texas-El Paso, for use in teaching students critical thinking and decision making. It adapts well to specific disease entities. This article elaborates on the model and provides an annotated model for use in the practice setting.
authors.affiliation: Barnes College of Nursing, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Nunnelee
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018579:Patient Selection