PURPOSE The purpose of this study was fu identify, and describe the scope of practice trends of diabetes educators in the state Of Georgia. METHODS The Diabetes Educator Responsibilities Questionnaire (DERQ) was sent ...
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was fu identify, and describe the scope of practice trends of diabetes educators in the state Of Georgia. METHODS The Diabetes Educator Responsibilities Questionnaire (DERQ) was sent to 221 members of the American Association of Diabetes Educators listed in the 1995 membership directory in Georgia. Of the 221 members, 97 returned completed questionnaires. This population of healthcare professionals comprised the sample population. RESULTS In assessing the primary responsibilities of the sample, more than 50% of the responsibilities performed six of mine nine educator roles. LESS than 50% of the respondents indicated that they "Always" or "Frequently" risen behavior modification strategies in teaching people with diabetes. CONCLUSIONS The questionnaire used in this study should Dc expanded to elicit more detailed information regarding decisions to use OY not use behavior modification techniques in diabetes education.
Effective clinical practice in a hospital needs current knowledge together with the skills and right attitude;these should be applied continuously. Failure of this system can be due to ignorance or arrogance. We attem...
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Effective clinical practice in a hospital needs current knowledge together with the skills and right attitude;these should be applied continuously. Failure of this system can be due to ignorance or arrogance. We attempted to correct these deficiencies by formulating a set of policies which were enforced from 1962 to 1983. The policies related to the following: intensive care (including asthma, nutrition and organ donation), drug prescribing and resuscitation. We believe that these rules improved patient care and the standards of training;the prescribing policy also saved money. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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