title: Developing a framework to assess competence in leg ulcer care.
abstract: To provide effective and safe patient care, it is imperative for all practitioners to possess a core set of skills. This paper describes the development of a framework for assessment of competence in carrying out Doppler assessments and compression bandaging for practitioners involved in caring for patients with leg ulcers in one institute of higher education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Post Registration Nursing, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages / Q000592:standards; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000451:nursing*; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017592:Skin Care / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000592:standards