Exploring staff diabetes medication knowledge and practices in regional residential care: Triangulation study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 13-14, 2013, Pages 1933-1940

  Wellard, Sally Jane ^a   Rasmussen, Bodil ^b   Savage, Sally ^b   Dunning, Trisha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Diabetes; Medication systems; Residential facilities

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DIABETES MELLITUS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; VICTORIA;

EID: 84879002619     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12043     Document Type: Article

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