Diabetes teaching is not for the faint of heart: Are cardiac nurses up to the challenge?

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 439-446

  Modic, Mary Beth ^a   Albert, Nancy M ^a   Nutter, Benjamin ^a   Coughlin, Rose ^a   Murray, Terri ^a   Spence, Jackie ^a   Brosovich, Deborah ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetes self management; Patient education; Survival skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OHIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE;

EID: 70350783982     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181b1d126     Document Type: Article

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