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Table 3 Care provided and recorded by nurses

From: Management of cellulitis and the role of the nurse: a 5-year retrospective multicentre study in Fako, Cameroon

Nursing role

Nursing interventions

Recorded

Number of cases

Percentage (%)

Care giver

History taking and physical assessment

Yes

107

53

 

No

95

47

 

Total

202

100

 

Vital signs assessment

Regularly

99

49

 

Irregularly

94

46.5

 

Never

9

4.5

 

Total

202

100

 

Care provision

 

Number of cases

Percentage (%)

 

Application of a cold compress

 

23

11.4

 

Nursing care plan

 

2

1

 

Medication administration

 

198

98

Educator

Patient education and area

 

Number of cases

Percentage (%)

 

Nutritional education

 

5

2.5

 

Prevention of recurrent infection

 

1

0.5