Venous ulcer and compression therapy for nurses: Development of online course

Abstract

Objective: To describe the development of an online course about venous ulcer, with a focus on compression therapy, for the educating of nurses. Methods: The development of an online course followed the phases of analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation, based on contextualized instructional design. Results: The course was divided into ten modules structured in the Moodle virtual learning environment. It was characterized by a constructivist approach, aimed at increasing student participation, to provide principal references, reviews and consensus, and to utilize multimedia objects and interactive educational resources. Conclusion: The course provides professional nursing education in compression therapy in an innovative, flexible, interactive manner in various care settings.