| Description |
xviii, 188 pages : illustrations, forms ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Patient Assessment/Nursing Diagnosis -- 3. Documenting and Charting Patient Care -- 4. Monitoring Diabetes Mellitus -- 5. Dietary Aspects of Diabetic Nursing Care -- 6. Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents -- 7. Insulin Therapy -- 8. Hypoglycaemia -- 9. Stabilization of Diabetes -- 10. Hyperglycaemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperosmolar Coma -- 11. Care of the Diabetic Person with Cardiac Disease -- 12. Management During Surgical Procedures -- 13. Care During Medical Tests and Procedures -- 14. Special Circumstances -- 15. Foot Care while in Hospital -- 16. Diabetes in Children, Pregnancy and the Elderly -- 17. Outline of the Psychological Issues Related to Having Diabetes -- 18. Diabetes Education -- 19. Discharge Planning -- 20. Nursing Care in the Emergency and Outpatient Departments -- 21. District Nursing and Domiciliary Care -- Appendix A: Associations Providing Services for People with Diabetes |
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Appendix B: Diabetes Reference Material for Nursing Staff -- Appendix C: Reading Material for People with Diabetes |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Includes sample patient care sheets and patient instruction sheets |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [180]-[181] |
| Subject |
Diabetes -- Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Diabetes -- Nursing -- Handbooks
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Diabetes -- Nursing.
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Diabetes Mellitus -- nursing.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Catalogs.
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| LC no. |
93046697 |
| ISBN |
0632038764 |
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