Improving glycaemic control of insulin-treated diabetic patients - A structured audit of specialist nurse intervention

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 773-776

  Yong, Alice ^a   Power, Eileen ^a   Gill, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Education; Glycosylated haemoglobin; Specialist nurses

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036832357     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2002.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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