Title: Apply and care for anti-embolic stockings, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Application and care should include

- turning the stockings inside out down to the heel and applying without twists and wrinkles
- removing stockings, per doctor’s orders
- observing the condition, integrity of skin.

Refer to Unit XI in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018. Refer also to Skill 2 in Virginia Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook (https://home.pearsonvue.com/getattachment/50009e72-ec19-410e-9148-2e8974e3f8c8/Virginia%20Nurse%20Aide%20Candidate%20Handbook-075300.aspx), Pearson VUE, 2019.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the terminology related to anti-embolic stockings?
- In what situations are anti-embolic stockings necessary? When should they be removed?
- What observations should be recorded and reported before applying anti-embolic stockings?
- What are the signs of impaired circulation?
- How does one determine the correct size of stockings?