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Putting the Squeeze on Edema - CE357-60
Putting the Squeeze on Edema by Connie Sarvis, RN, BN, MN, CON(C), IIWCC, CWS, FCCWS and Maureen Habel, RN, MA
CE357-60 l 1.00 contact hrs

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Objectives:
The goal of this program is to inform nurses about various types of compression and when to apply them in the management of lower limb edema. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to —
  • Identify three types of lower limb edema
  • Describe five assessment parameters used to determine whether compression is appropriate
  • Discuss two basic types of compression available

This course will be updated or discontinued on or before 1/23/2015

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