Nursing care on patient with varicose veins

Abstract

Varicose veins are commonly perceived as merely unpleasant-looking sweelings on lower extremities which do not pose any significant threat to our state of health. However, in actual fact they can lead to major complications, some of which might be even lethal. The health care provided by a nurse to a patient with varicose veins is focused on the education of patient on the characteristics of the disease and teach him, how to observe any varicose changes in the operated leg. Also his individual physiacal and spiritual needs have to be taken into account. Moreover, the patient is educated not only on the disease itself as well as the threatment procedures but also on possible post-operative complications which may occur in the future and the ways of preventing them.