Synopses & Reviews
This is an optimistic and empowering approach to the daunting task of teaching diabetes patients to care for themselves. Written by a highly respected diabetes educator who has suffered with diabetes for 25 years, the guide provides the clinical and personal expertise that will help nurses and other health professionals to successfully teach diabetes self-management and compliance to adults, children, adolescents, and parents.
The book contains a vast reservoir of information ranging from a thorough overview of diabetes and the physical and emotional toll of living with the disease to number of teaching and motivating strategies that health care professionals can use to create individualized approaches to teaching self-management skills. The guide provides up-to-date information on drug therapies, nutrition management, exercise, chronic complications, glycemic control, diabetes in children, adolescents, and adults, diabetes in adults with special needs or mental illness, and diabetes noncompliance. Addressing the most important and current topics necessary for successful self-regulation and maintenance of diabetes, this innovative desk reference provides a quick guide and instructional tool for nurses and other health professionals who interact with diabetics. This new edition provides:
Clinical guidance and expertise to successfully teach diabetes self-management to adults, adolescents, and children The clinical expertise of a leading diabetes educator and the hard-earned personal wisdom of an author who has suffered with diabetes for 25 years A new chapter on chronic complications that describes a multitude of helpful new treatments A greatly expanded section on nutrition and exercise Thoroughly updated chapters A must read chapter on noncompliance, including why this occurs and how to prevent it
Synopsis
Nurses responsible for instructing patients on ways to manage the many facets of their diabetes care will welcome the second edition of this highly practical volume. It has been updated with current definitions of different types of diabetes and strategies for teaching management through diet, medication, and exercise. The guide also focuses on helping nurses to individualize treatment for different populations-children, adolescents, pregnant patients, and elderly patients-using theories of learning and motivation.
Handy tables of up-to-date clinical information, guidelines for disseminating sound, evidence-based care, and current references are included in each chapter. New to this second edition are expanded chapters on nutrition, exercise, and motivating different populations of diabetes patients including individuals with mental health considerations, new coverage of non-insulin injectable medications, new diet guidelines and content on how emotions affect blood levels, and new appendices and glossary. One completely new chapter addresses diagnoses and management of chronic complications.Key Features:
Provides user-friendly, up-to-date information regarding medications of choice and diabetes managementLists research developments in several chapters with anticipated dates of completionIncludes signs and symptoms of long-term complications and treatment options Written by a nurse educator with diabetes who delivers real-life guidance on all aspects of diabetes nursing Delivers practical tips on how to motivate patients to take better care of themselvesGuides the reader on key questions for obtaining individualized client assessmentsExplains how nurses and other healthcare professionals can use this material to improve client adhearance to self-management guidelines