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Self-management of leg ulceration using a compression hosiery kit: considerations for service delivery (2013)
Journal Article
Coull, A. (2013). Self-management of leg ulceration using a compression hosiery kit: considerations for service delivery. British Journal of Community Nursing, 18(Sup9), S23-S31. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.Sup9.S23

This article describes the experience of a young male who developed leg ulceration, which he treated and managed by himself. In an unusual case, with unusual circumstances, he used a leg ulcer hosiery kit as compression therapy to self-manage from th... Read More about Self-management of leg ulceration using a compression hosiery kit: considerations for service delivery.

Ankle brachial pressure index of normal, healthy, younger adults (2013)
Journal Article
Niblo, J., & Coull, A. (2013). Ankle brachial pressure index of normal, healthy, younger adults. British Journal of Nursing, 22(Sup8), S16-S21. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2013.22.Sup8.S16

Doppler ultrasound and ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) calculations are used in the assessment of lower limb vascularity, specifically to determine arterial deficiency. ABPI is important as it is used as an indicator when deciding management opt... Read More about Ankle brachial pressure index of normal, healthy, younger adults.

The expansion of nurse prescribing in Scotland: an evaluation. (2013)
Journal Article
Coull, A., Murray, I., Turner-Halliday, F., & Watterson, A. (2013). The expansion of nurse prescribing in Scotland: an evaluation. British Journal of Community Nursing, 18(5), 234-242. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.5.234

Medicine prescribing by community nurses commenced in the UK in 1996. By 2001, nurse prescribing was extended to include more nurses and to cover a wider formulary. This research project provides an evaluation of the extension of prescribing powers t... Read More about The expansion of nurse prescribing in Scotland: an evaluation..

Education programmes preparing independent prescribers in Scotland: An evaluation (2013)
Journal Article
Boreham, N., Coull, A. F., Murray, I. D., Turner-Halliday, F., & Watterson, A. E. (2013). Education programmes preparing independent prescribers in Scotland: An evaluation. Nurse Education Today, 33(4), 321-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2013.01.018

Summary Background Nurse prescribing (NP) is part of the modernisation of the health care workforce and contributes to patient care by improving access to quality services and medication, through utilisation of advanced professional skills. Nurses... Read More about Education programmes preparing independent prescribers in Scotland: An evaluation.