title: The principles of assessment prior to compression therapy.
abstract: This article focuses on the type of assessment frequently performed by nurses although the patient with a leg ulcer requires the skills of the whole health-care team. A priority of assessment is to determine the underlying aetiology of the leg ulcer, but the assessment process is often complicated by the multifactorial health needs of this vulnerable group of older patients.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice, Thames Valley University.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moffatt
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors