title: The leg ulcer resource team: a standard of care.
abstract: A leg ulcer resource team was formed to introduce and implement a standard of care for patients with leg ulcers. An audit of the standard following implementation showed that 82% of ulcers had been classified correctly, diagnostic tools had been used in 78% of cases and a clear rationale for care given in 86%. However, accurate identification of patient needs in the care plan occurred in only 39% of cases, and only 60% of care plans had ulcer size and site recorded. Patient education was also a problem--25% of patients did not know what type of ulcer they had and only 43% could describe care of their ulcer or identify risk factors associated with leg ulceration.
authors.affiliation: Department of District Nursing, Holywood Arches Health Centre, Belfast.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Winfield
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prentice
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000451:nursing*; D009731:Nursing Audit; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*