Postgraduate education needs of Nurses' who are caregivers for patients with diabetes


Ugur E., Demir H., Akbal E.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.31, no.3, pp.637-642, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.12669/pjms.313.6732
  • Journal Name: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.637-642
  • Keywords: Bedside nurse, Diabetes, Education program, Nursing interventions, Patient care, PERCEPTIONS
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Diabetic management process requires nurses with expert knowledge and patient care skills. This study was carried out to identify nurses' diabetic care approaches and their post graduate education needs in order to develop a "Basic Diabetes Patient Care Education Program" in a university hospital in Turkey.