Nurses' Guide to Teaching Diabetes Self-Management

Name: Nurses' Guide to Teaching Diabetes Self-Management
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ISBN: 9780826108272

Rita Girouard Mertig, MS, RNC, CNS, DE

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Springer Publishing Co Inc
19 December 2011

Metabolism; Endocrinology; Nursing

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

By: Rita Girouard Mertig MS RNC CNS DE
Imprint: Springer Publishing Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 436g
ISBN: 9780826108272
ISBN 10: 082610827X
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 19 December 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rita Girouard Mertig, MS, RNC, CNS, DE ,has taught nursing in a variety of programs and recently retired after 21 years from teaching in an associate degree nursing program in which she also taught nutrition. Rita also has had type 1 Diabetes for 25 years and has used an insulin pump for 15 years.

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Nurses' Guide to Teaching Diabetes Self-Management

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