do we care?
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Do we care?. Karin Timm – van Ruitenburg Nursing Specialist IJsselland Hospital, dermatology Capelle aan den IJssel. “He jests at scars that never felt a wound” (“ Wie nooit een wonde voelde, lacht om pijn”). (William Shakespeare ). Master Advanced Nursing Practice. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Do we care?Karin Timm – van Ruitenburg
Nursing SpecialistIJsselland Hospital, dermatology
Capelle aan den IJssel
“He jests at scars that never felt a wound”
(“Wie nooit een wonde voelde, lacht om pijn”)
(William Shakespeare)
Master Advanced Nursing Practice
Influence on pain in venous leg ulcer
Pain• 15% recorded in patient files (Lorimer et al.
2003)• Feature of arterial disease or infection
(Walshe 1995; Charles 2002)• VAS between 3.9 (Noonan et al. 1998) and 4.4
(Charles 2002)
VAS
WCS classification model
WHO ladder
“Practice what you preach”
“The numbers tell the tale”
“Preaching to the choir”
Yes, We Care!
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