Diabetes Patient Education: Nurse Specialist Approach
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Diabetes Educator
- Vol. 12 (2) , 131-134
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014572178601200209
Abstract
The diabetes nurse specialist must possess many skills and be able to work in many settings with a variety of patients and with other profes sionals. This paper discusses the skills and knowledge required to deliver high-quality care to persons with diabetes mellitus and the kind of training that will best achieve this level of care. It is concluded that specialized professional training in diabetes management is necessary.Keywords
This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
- Teaching Strategies That Promote AdherenceNursing Clinics of North America, 2022
- Diabetes self‐care: Potential liability of the treating physicianJournal of Legal Medicine, 1984
- Outcome Analysis of a Diabetic Education ClinicMilitary Medicine, 1983
- A Controlled Trial on the Effects of Patient Education in the Treatment of Insulin-dependent DiabetesDiabetes Care, 1983
- Registered Nurses' Knowledge About Diabetes MellitusDiabetes Care, 1983
- Patient Education: A Model for Autonomous Decision-Making and Deliberate Action in Diabetes Self-ManagementMedical Clinics of North America, 1982
- A Study of Diabetes Educators in OHIO HospitalsThe Diabetes Educator, 1982
- The health-related functions of social supportJournal of Behavioral Medicine, 1981
- Profiles of Diabetes Education in 1979; Results of Three SurveysThe Diabetes Educator, 1980
- Evaluation of Programmed Education Among Juvenile Diabetics and Their FamiliesDiabetes, 1972