Knowledge Confidence and Desire for Further Diabetes-Management Education among Nurses and Personal Support Workers in Long-Term Care

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 226-233

  Vincent, Corita ^a   Hall, Peter ^b   Ebsary, Sally ^c   Hannay, Scott ^d   Hayes Cardinal, Lynn ^d   Husein, Nadira ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Remedy's Rx Pharmacy   (Canada)

^d Williamsburg Pharmacy   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

diabetes; diabetes education; long term care; nurses; personal support workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REGISTERED NURSE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSES;

EID: 84960971157     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: 23523840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2015.11.001     Document Type: Article

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