{"title":"Promoting self-management in lymphoedema: the role of the community nurse.","authors":"Francesca Ramadan","doi":"10.12968/bjcn.2024.0144","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many of the approaches for managing lymphoedema are straightforward and easily accessible, allowing individuals to take considerable charge of their care. As a result, nurses can play a vital role in lymphoedema treatment by equipping patients with crucial knowledge and offering practical assistance to foster self-management. Francesca Ramadan elaborates upon the aspects of patient education that the community nurse must promote and support to enable individuals with lymphoedema to take back control.</p>","PeriodicalId":35731,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Community Nursing","volume":"29 12","pages":"576-578"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"British Journal of Community Nursing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2024.0144","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Nursing","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Many of the approaches for managing lymphoedema are straightforward and easily accessible, allowing individuals to take considerable charge of their care. As a result, nurses can play a vital role in lymphoedema treatment by equipping patients with crucial knowledge and offering practical assistance to foster self-management. Francesca Ramadan elaborates upon the aspects of patient education that the community nurse must promote and support to enable individuals with lymphoedema to take back control.
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British Journal of Community Nursing (BJCN) is the UK"s leading peer-reviewed journal for district nurses, containing the most up-to-date clinical coverage and research on primary care nursing. The journal promotes excellence in clinical practice with an emphasis on the sharing of expertise and innovation in district nursing. Articles are written by nurses from across the community nursing spectrum, and peer-reviewed by leading authorities in primary care to make sure that the journal addresses all aspects of the profession in a way that is relevant, intelligent and accessible, and so useful in daily practice.