Patient Knowledge Compared With National Guidelines for Diabetes Care

Patient knowledge compared with national guidelines for diabetes care.

Quality assessment of care provided to patients with type 2 diabetes based on Clinical Practice Guidelines

Introduction: Diabetes is one of the usual medical problems that had an important negative effect on patient’s health. Researches demonstrate that there is a wide gap between recommended medical actions and received care by patients with diabetes. The aim of study was to assess the quality of care provided to patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional stu...

Nurses’ knowledge of evidence- based guidelines for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units

Background and Purpose: Implementing the guidelines to prevent VAP has been shown to have a significant effect on reducing the incidence of VAP. Studies indicate that ICU staff have poor knowledge and low implementation rate of the standard preventive measures related to VAP. The present study aims to evaluate the knowledge of nurses in the intensive care unit in University hospitals of Sari. ...

Coupling of Indigenous-patient-friendly cultural communications with Clinical Care Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Distance, terrain, climate and inadequate medical resources seriously constrain health care accessibility for rural and remote Indigenous communities of Western Australia (WA). Management of the Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), a chronic condition affecting Indigenous people much more than non-Indigenous, requires a complex assortment of time-sensitive communications activity and interventions ...

DIABETES: How to Care for a Patient with Diabetes

Diabetes is one of the most common diseases in the United States. Diabetes is a disease that affects the way the body handles blood sugar, and approximately 24 million Americans have this disease. There is no cure for diabetes. However, it is a disease that can be controlled with proper care. But without good management, diabetes can cause devastating and irreversible complications. Diabetes ca...