Lymphedema

The purpose of this website is to provide you with evidence-based oncology nursing interventions for lymphedema that can be used in the clinical setting. To obtain additional information about the references and levels of evidence used in the nursing interventions, visit to the appropriate links below.

Definitions
To improve nursing-sensitive patient outcomes, it is essential to have a detailed description of the interventions. Definitions for the interventions and terminology found on the Lymphedema ONS PEP^® Cards are included here.

ONS PEP Cards
The Lymphedema ONS PEP^® Resource Card can be obtained from customerservice@ons.org, ordered on-line at e-source, or downloaded here.

References
The References section provides all the references cited in the Lymphedema ONS PEP resources. The numbers found on the Lymphedema ONS PEP cards, tables, and definitions correspond to the same number listed next to the full citation on the reference list.