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Background: Compression stockings are an important part of the treatment of chronic venous disorders and should be put on before getting up in the morning. Most textbooks in nursing and guidelines for the treatment with compression stockings recommend this. Those who receive help from home care to put on compression stockings, has often got up in the morning and then the stockings are put on too late according to the guidelines. Is it acceptable practice? Knowledge base: The article is based on literature Health Library databases, Ebrary and Google books. Results: After reviewing relevant literature, the recommendations are emphasized that states that if the compression stockings are to put on after rising from bed, it is useful to elevate the legs for twenty to thirty minutes prior to putting on the stockings Conclusion: It is possibly weak evidence that it is okay to put on compression stockings after the home care recipient has been raised, if certain precautions are followed. Implications for practice: If it is essential that the home care recipient should have the least amount of edema in the lower-extremity before compression stocking be putting on, the recipient must get better information when he / she starts with compression stockings. Clinicians should be informed about the routines home care services have, as they help users with compression stockings.

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