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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778904103321

Autore

Mertig Rita G

Titolo

Nurses' guide to teaching diabetes self-management [[electronic resource] /] / Rita Girouard Mertig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., c2012

ISBN

1-280-12880-1

9786613532688

0-8261-0828-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Disciplina

616.4/620231

Soggetti

Diabetes - Nursing

Patient education

Self-care, Health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Diabetes : the basics -- Treatment : medical nutrition management -- Treatment : physical activity -- Treatment : medication -- Glycemic control -- Chronic complications -- The healthcare professional as teacher -- Teaching and motivating families with young children / by Kearsten Adams -- Teaching and motivating adolescents and their parents / by Bev Baliko -- Teaching and motivating adults -- Teaching and motivating clients with psychiatric/mental health issues / by Bev Baliko -- Client noncompliance.

Sommario/riassunto

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 o